d

Will the Bank of England announce more QE?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead




d

Can governments afford the debts piling up to stabilise economies?

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




d

UK pound slips more than 1% in first two trading days of May

Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns




d

Swiss National Bank’s swollen balance-sheet poses risk to ‘credibility’

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




d

Turkish lira nears record low after efforts to curb selling

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




d

Turkey bans FX trades with UBS, Citi and BNP as lira hits record low

Ankara’s banking regulator acts after currency slides below level reached in 2018 crisis




d

Why universities deserve special financial support

Higher education should not be treated as just another business




d

The thorny dilemma of when to reopen schools

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




d

Biden is struggling to win voters’ attention

Candour about the fiscal deficit might return the Democrat to prominence




d

Deflation is a bigger fear than hyperinflation

A collapse in demand is reducing prices even as central banks print money




d

The self-destruction of the ‘Tropical Trump’

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is building the case for his own impeachment




d

Corporate bailouts should come with strings

Business cannot expect emergency cash without sensible conditions




d

How to preserve jobs as retention schemes wind down

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




d

The dangers of cramped coronavirus hotspots

Singapore’s second wave of infections and US meat packers offer cautionary tales




d

ETFs have proved critics wrong during the crisis

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress




d

Even in a pandemic, politicians must decide

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it




d

Pandemic is putting banks’ resilience to the test

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust




d

How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

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




d

Bankrupt Lebanon’s turn to IMF is overdue

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




d

How to move workers on to the land

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected




d

Debt relief alone will not save Argentina

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis




d

Finding a Covid-19 vaccine needs a global effort

Countries should avoid turning to nationalism and share the burdens




d

The class of 2020 need help to start their careers

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades




d

Rolls-Royce ditches profit targets and suspends dividend

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker




d

Boeing suppliers Hexcel and Woodward call off $6.4bn merger

Aircraft parts manufacturers pull plug in first big deal to collapse due to coronavirus pandemic




d

Airbus cuts aircraft production by a third

European aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet




d

How coronavirus brought aerospace down to earth

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




d

US regulator grants exemption for drone flight during lockdown

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




d

Airbus is ‘bleeding cash’, says chief executive

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence




d

Airbus: braced for impact

The pandemic has made airlines reluctant or unable to accept new jets




d

Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

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




d

EasyJet says Stelios pressure ‘highly undesirable’

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute




d

Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened




d

Boeing cuts jobs and production as aircraft demand sinks

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun




d

Boeing taps bond market for $25bn to tide it over corona crisis

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




d

Hedge funds bet on gold as refuge from ‘unfettered’ currency printing

Big-name investors such as Elliott and Caxton act on concerns over debasement of money




d

Traders brace for reform of US data releases

Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond




d

FCA researchers outline $5bn ‘tax’ imposed by high-speed trading

Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage




d

Fund managers push LSE for shorter trading hours

Eight-and-a-half-hour day is needlessly long, say customers




d

European regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading




d

Central banks ‘hesitant’ on digital currencies, says ex-governor

Christian Noyer believes projects available to consumers are a way off yet




d

EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades

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




d

Intercontinental Exchange chief defends eBay approach 

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher




d

US market data shake-up aims to narrow HFTs’ advantage

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




d

JPMorgan and Goldman throw weight behind exchange start-up

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July




d

Banks fear Ion/Broadway deal will push up forex fees

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market




d

LSE’s $27bn deal for Refinitiv faces heat in Brussels

London bourse’s transformative acquisition is facing more scrutiny than expected




d

‘Intense’ trading sends exchange volumes to record

Platforms report soaring activity after coronavirus outbreak spooks investors




d

TP ICAP hits record trading volumes from market volatility

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




d

Could shutting exchanges stop the markets rot?

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