The National Congress of Brazil approves an $8 billion spending package to help deal with the second wave of the pandemic in the country. 2021-03-11
The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass a budget resolution that would allow Democrats to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package without support from Republicans. 2021-02-2
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks an attempt by Senate Democrats to increase the direct payments from $600 to $2,000. However, McConnell also said that the Senate will consider a process to provide $2,000 in stimulus checks to Americans, a measure that is supported by both Democrats and President Donald Trump. 2020-12-29
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announces that he will filibuster a Senate vote to override President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 if the Senate doesn't vote on providing $2,000 direct payments to Americans. 2020-12-28
The Reserve Bank of Australia slashes its official cash rate to a historic low 0.1%, in an attempt to boost spending in the economy and address the high rate of unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also expected that the cash rate will not go up for at least another three years. 2020-11-3
The Cabinet Office of Japan plans to declare that its economy has entered a recession after 71 months of growth. 2020-07-23
Intu Properties, the owner and operator of the United Kingdom's largest shopping centres such as the MetroCentre and Lakeside Shopping Centre, collapses into administration, following months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-06-26
The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops again almost 1,000 points over coronavirus fears. 2020-03-5