Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts

S&P 500 falls after Big Tech raises red flags over virus impact and US-China tensions ratchet higher

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Two experts debate the long-term impact on inflation of the Covid-19 rescue packages

Rial to be changed to the toman after five decades of inflation

Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings

Country’s finance minister seeks to reassure investors on impact of Covid-19

Schools can spread infection, but long absences mean gaps in learning

Candour about the fiscal deficit might return the Democrat to prominence

Programmes should be flexible and help workers move to in-demand sectors

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust

Near-unconditional cash transfers are the most efficient form of relief

A bailout is the Mediterranean country’s only option to refloat its sinking economy

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades

The government needs to address concerns over the return to normal life

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts

Oil and gas company in Texas given approval to use unmanned aircraft to inspect vital infrastructure

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic

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

Aero-engine maker prepares for biggest single reduction of staff in more than 30 years

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets

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

Platforms report soaring activity after coronavirus outbreak spooks investors

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

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in

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

Arca in San Francisco and Box in Chicago will throw open their doors on Monday

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

Hedge fund calls for court investigation into 2018 transfer of MyTheresa

Charity Commission intervened over £350,000 of payments to Duke of York’s private secretary

iPhone maker says it will make county-by-county assessments as states start to ease lockdowns

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Watchmakers press on with new releases, despite the coronavirus

Timepieces linked with F1 and other races have increased by up to 40 times since 2010

Tim Hayward helps the FT's Daniel Garrahan turn his kitchen into a Parisian bistro

It is right for the Fed to lead America towards faster and more efficient bank payments

Beijing wants to make companies impose obedience to China on protesting employees

Tetra Pak’s innovation overtook the glass bottle but it needs to be improved

The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely

Energy companies facing climate protests need to limit the wasteful use of their products

Despite public anger, corporate regulation is likely to remain fragmented

The story of Robert Iger’s career as a leader is a thoughtful tale of surviving disruption

Bernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman Marcus

The video app loved by teenagers is powered by artificial intelligence and protectionism

Misjudged commercial is an example of an especially troublesome type of marketing mistake