Global property portals report big increases in Chinese inquiries

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions

Franklin Templeton funds have lost $1.2bn on biggest Argentine positions

Guido Sandleris says it is ‘too soon’ to declare that stability has returned to peso

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president

Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals

Cafés, restaurants and secondary schools to reopen in phased easing of restrictions

Sotheby’s has gone under the hammer for $3.7bn ending 31 years of public ownership, with the venerable auction house sold to Patrick Drahi, billionaire founder of the European telecoms group Altice. Arash Massoudi discusses the sale and what it means for the art market with Harriet Agnew and Melanie Gerlis.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, Harriet Agnew, FT Paris correspondent, and Melanie Gerlis, FT art market columnist. Producer: Fiona Symon

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As the UK general election approaches, all parties are stepping up their rhetoric on climate change. What are their manifesto pledges and are they even realistic? Jim Pickard and Nick Butler talk to Leslie Hook about what a new government could spell for the environment and the need for an international approach to tackling the climate crisis.

Contributors: Leslie Hook, environment and clean energy correspondent, Jim Pickard, chief political correspondent and Nick Butler, energy commentator. Producer: Persis Love

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Tuesday, March 17

Governments in all large western economies took drastic measures to limit public movement on Monday in an urgent effort to arrest the spreading coronavirus pandemic while US stocks plunged despite a set of emergency measures laid out by the Federal Reserve on Sunday. Plus, an analysis by the Financial Times finds that the UK and the US have key weaknesses in their healthcare systems which could trigger a collapse if put to the test by the outbreak. 

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First-quarter volatility deals $39bn blow to SNB as it steps up fight for Swiss franc

Investors are looking to the future, but should beware of over-optimism

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts

Aircraft maker says strong demand for offering has removed need for government funding

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures

UK interdealer broker forecasts low single-digit revenue growth for the year

US Treasury secretary floats idea of shorter trading hours as staffing hit by virus

Watchdogs put 12-month extension on new margin requirements, citing coronavirus threat

Frantic trading across financial markets pushes revenues up at the exchange and financial data group

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

Rise of volatility and dispersion was supposed to bring a change of fortunes versus passive

Companies suffer steep share-price falls while Luckin implosion highlights risks

FT's Robert Armstrong looks at a disconnect between the US stock market and the economy

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit

Price of key steelmaking ingredient has held up, despite big drop in economic activity

Prices rebound from March lows after miner Kazatomprom slashes production

Parent company IAG warns it will take ‘several years’ to return to 2019 passenger levels

Producers’ realised prices are lower than they appear, while traders are braced for more turmoil

It is always easy for central banks to find reasons not to act

Investors fret over the level of economic stimulus Washington is likely to provide

Trading restrictions did not work in the past; there is less reason for them to work this time

Country becomes first in world to halt all stock, bond and currency trading

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents

Coronavirus lockdown hits lenders’ ability to offer mortgages and evaluate properties

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 

Share your experiences of trying to buy or sell a house under current market conditions 

Central banks repeatedly set the stage for the next boom and bust cycle, fuelled by growing debt

Sensible and targeted state intervention can help capitalism to thrive post-crisis

Sector across region hit by fears of panicked mass withdrawals due to pandemic

A sharp-eyed editor and foreign correspondent who turned a killing phrase

Retailers are still replenishing stocks after panic buying ahead of coronavirus lockdowns

Personal care group boosted by stockpiling frenzy ahead of lockdown

Harsher medicine this time round would put asset prices on a better long-term footing

‘We are ready to go further,’ says French minister after issuing temporary prohibitions

Every major asset class has been disrupted

S&P 500 closes lower as investors await more evidence of progress against virus and extra stimulus

AMF chairman cites uncertainty around dividends and coming downgrades to credit ratings