Germany unveils €130bn coronavirus recovery package

Tax and spending measures are designed to provide country with big economic boost

Prepare for 1980s-level unemployment, former chancellors warn

Hammond, Osborne and Darling say urgent measures needed to cushion post Covid-19 job losses

Pandemic is chance to reset global economy, says Prince Charles

Prince of Wales unveils a five-point plan to stimulate sustainable economic growth

The Guardian view on business bailouts: give the state a stake

Editorial: The government will play a central role in enabling an economic recovery after the pandemic. It can pursue strategic targets by taking equity stakes in some rescued companies

How the libertarian right plans to profit from the pandemic

Disaster capitalists dream of disassembling nation states for post-viral exploitation, says history professor Quinn Slobodian

China says it’s ditching growth targets. That could be good news for the world

Coronavirus has forced Beijing to pause in its pursuit of growth. Its people, and the environment, will benefit, says economics professor Keyu Jin

Key election battlegrounds face double hit from Brexit and coronavirus

The economies of the north-west and Midlands are vulnerable to fallout caused by Covid-19 and failure to secure a trade deal

The Guardian view on wage subsidies: unemployment costs too

Editorial: Almost a third of the UK workforce are now reliant on government support for their income. If it is withdrawn while the economy is hibernating then joblessness will rise

Chancellor takes a softly-softly approach to easing Covid-19 crisis support

Rishi Sunak’s choice speaks volumes about his view of Britain’s likely pace of recovery

Rishi Sunak to taper furlough scheme, forcing employers to pay 20% of wages

Labour wants hard-hit industries protected as employers warn of major redundancies

The world wasn’t ready for a Green New Deal in 2009. Today, it may be

There is no easy route to a greener global economy. But since coronavirus hit, politics and business are thinking again, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

Protecting and creating jobs must be a priority in any coronavirus recovery

Rishi Sunak must avoid free-market ideology. The government reducing support to workers too early would be disastrous, says Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite

Speedy action by the Bank of England during Covid-19 is working

As the UK enters the second phase of the pandemic, we stand ready to do more to support households and businesses, says Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England