US says move is response to crackdown on free speech and political freedoms in the city

Investors assess prospects of more stimulus to combat fallout of the pandemic

Divisions between White House and senators pose challenges for federal aid package

Governments will need to start thinking about who will pay for their ballooning deficits

Ireland will have to accept reform of its corporate tax regime or continue to frustrate fellow EU member states’ attempts to levy taxes

Warning that suspension of talks between US and Europe could lead to ‘free-for-all’ on tax

Move paves the way for a summer of transatlantic tension, heated negotiations

Federal Reserve said it was committed to using its full range of tools to support the US economy

Elon Musk has threatened to move production to Texas or Nevada

Mnuchin claims US is ‘in a war’, and treasury will do whatever is needed to support the economy

US futures slip, crude oil hits $15 a barrel

Agreements cover all major airlines

Dow jumps by over 11% in biggest one-day leap since 1933

Package of $2tn in measures is unprecedented

Democrats fear proposed deal too generous to big business with not enough for hospitals

Wall Street dips as ministers fail to outline specific actions to tackle virus impact

Comments seen as clear signal that the EU’s plans for a carbon tax could emerge as a major new irritant to transatlantic relations

Washington threatens retaliation if EU states tax US-based firms before compromise reached

World Economic Forum was dominated by discussions and difference over climate change

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