Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 

President Macri asks for early disbursement of funds as refinancing worries grow

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

Investor blames peso mayhem on ‘massive speculative attack’ and local over-reaction

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor

About 85 per cent of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction

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

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge

Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley

President Lenín Moreno says deal will save his country from Venezuela’s fate

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges

Macri tries to shore up confidence amid market worries over prolonged political instability and $101bn owed

Foreign investors have learnt the hard way that short-termism can be a virtue, not a vice

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president

Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Analysts expect the country to make bondholders an offer they cannot accept

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus

Creditors denounce government restructuring plan as unacceptable

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

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The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

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Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

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Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

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

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis

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