Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Forecast of a quick rebound from crisis without sustaining any persistent damage is disputed

Tweaking pre-pandemic indirect EU subsidies is not the way to rescue struggling businesses

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals

Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party has returned to power after defeating the far-left party Syriza at the ballot box on a promise of reviving the economy through tax cuts, reduced bureaucracy and more foreign investment.  Katie Martin discusses the new government and the challenges it is facing with Ben Hall and Kerin Hope.

Contributors: Naomi Rovnick, FT Live reporter, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Kerin Hope, Athens correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets this summer to express their disaffection with a government that has failed to deliver economic growth or improve living standards for much of the past five years. Adrienne Klasa discusses this new mood of rebellion and how Russian president Vladimir Putin has responded with Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Russian sociologist Greg Yudin.

Contributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, world news, Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Greg Yudin, Professor of Political Philosophy at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Producer: Fiona Symon

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India has gone from being known as the world’s fastest growing large-economy to a country in the midst of a sharp economic slowdown. Jyotsna Singh discusses what’s gone wrong and what can be done to revive growth with Amy Kazmin, the FT’s South Asia bureau chief.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Amy Kazmin, South Asia bureau chief. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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This selection of economics must-reads from the last six months take on capitalism, inequality, trade, AI, the law and more. Martin Wolf tells Frederick Studemann about the books we should all be reading this winter.

Watch a video of the conversation here.

Contributors: Frederick Studemann, literary editor and Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator. Producer: Persis Love



Photo credits: Viking, Penguin Books, The Centre for International Governance Innovation, John Murray Press, Harvard University Press,Harvard University Asia Center, Transworld Publishers Ltd, Princeton University Press 

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Analysts fear government’s timid fiscal response will prolong the pain

Varying efforts to stem rise in homicides across Latin America have failed

Finance minister tells FT that government has rejected counter-offer from BlackRock-led group of creditors

American producers are coming under pressure on several fronts

British and American consumers are unlikely to ‘spend, spend, spend’ after the lockdowns

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

Eighth consecutive cut could heap fresh pressure on already struggling lira

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

Governments should borrow more to stave off secular stagnation

Pandemic combined with collapsing oil prices spells real hardship

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

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

Industry associations demand detail to manage risk of trading from home

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

German airline looks at procedure similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid dispute over bailout conditions

Oil price collapse triggered by coronavirus pandemic almost halves Anglo-Dutch group’s earnings

US oil producer pledges to reduce output by more than a third in June

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

Chief executive Thomas Buberl says different guidance between countries ‘difficult to accept’

Fraudsters are exploiting fears over pandemic to target pension savers, investors and online consumers

FT survey estimates that 1 in 10 employers with defined benefit schemes may look to suspend payments

Financial services unit mandate a ‘first step’ in adjusting to decline in business

Billionaire investor hits winning bets in global macro after closing to external money

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

Why, from an investment perspective, Covid-19 suppression is the equivalent of kicking the can down the road.

Brexit and election weigh on sentiment as builders suffer eighth month of contraction

Experts fear country is embarking on more white elephant projects

Countries ban exports in attempt to protect environment as consumption is set to soar

Middle East building downturn that began in 2015 shows little sign of abating

PMI rises to 8-month high on reduced uncertainty but downturn continues

The technology has significant potential to shake up the construction sector

Activity grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in February

Targets to include more women mean little without cultural change in the industry

Should the UK deliver its promises, infrastructure contractors will be in for a bonanza

Mixed messages follow industry protests over 2-metre distance ruling

Companies with strong balance sheets are best placed for post-crisis rebuild

Work in the sector slows at fastest rate since financial crisis

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low

Housebuilder Barratt furloughs all but 15% of workforce and slashes executive pay

Alternative providers fear it will harm competition in market for loans to small business

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market

Discovery in Zenith factory attic helps watchmaker claim the first all-black wristwatch title