Sharma signals tapering of scheme as Johnson prepares to announce road map out of lockdown

Calls for safety assurances despite concern over educational impact

Activists wary after finance ministry names ‘core’ stocks covered by law on foreign investment

The time it takes for employees to be assessed is putting companies in delicate legal territory

As young renters feel the pain, parents are having to bridge the financial gaps

Homebuyers trying to chip the price of property deals could be disappointed 

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Interest rate disparity could add nearly £2,500 per month to the cost of servicing a £5m mortgage 

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

Many decide to hold on to cash, triggering disputes with landlords in commercial and residential sectors

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

There is a grim irony in the wealthy seeking bailouts due to bad bets on working people

Regulator says US mortgage guarantors have sufficient resources for about 12 weeks

Non-bank lenders put on downgrade watch as sector braces for wave of borrowers not paying

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

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

60 per cent decline in sales predicted in the next three months

Households urged to consider options such as reduced payments instead of delaying debt

Lobby groups led by UK Finance warn there is likelihood of ‘severe’ impact to borrowers

US central bank accelerates purchases to stabilise market for securities backed by home loans

Mortgage products tracking base rate vanish as ‘the numbers no longer stack up’ 

Rising prices and flat tax thresholds since 2015 mean more homes in London and Southeast are in the top band

Emergency move to prevent people being thrown out because of virus

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts

Viral outbreak has sped shift to online platforms, squeezing many traditional outfits

Shares rally this week on hopes that spread of pandemic may be easing

Virus’s swift and unforgiving economic effect may silence activists

Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Strategy shift comes shortly after $1.4tn fund’s CIO tweeted he was stepping down

S&P 500 records fourth gain in five sessions, despite new leg down for oil prices

S&P 500 gives back some of its earlier rally as US stimulus package attracts objections on Capitol Hill

S&P 500 closes more than 9% higher as investors cheer Fed backstops and political progress

The Japanese tech investment group is looking increasingly challenged

Investors still on edge amid fears over economic impact of widespread shutdowns

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

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

Japanese tech group’s splurge on its own shares is not enough to impress investors

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off

Wall Street’s late sell-off came on top of Europe’s worst-ever single day performance

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

World’s second-largest diamond miner cites disruption along the supply chain

Two Gulf companies shipped jet fuel to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, documents show

South African ecommerce group insists it remains in acquisition mode

Central African Republic has just three ventilators for its 5m people

Petrochemicals group to launch sale of up to $2bn in shares as part of debt reduction push

Restrictions have hampered miner’s ability to move money out of the country

Move could pave way for company to shift primary listing to London

Neal Froneman highlights ‘lowest payback period’ after £285m purchase

Endiama chief wants ‘radical change’ in overhaul of country’s scandal-hit gem industry