Rishi Sunak’s furlough support scheme fails to reassure Britons

Perceived job security at lowest level ever in IHS Markit survey amid coronavirus crisis

British households face disposable income fall of £515 per month

UK consumers could take £43bn hit as coronavirus crisis ravages UK economy

UK and Europe face growing inequality with layoffs hitting non-university educated, study finds

Freeze on transactions will cut sales by 38% with wide-ranging knock-on effects for economy, warns leading agency

A fifth of all workers are under threat, says a new study, but Britain can bounce back if restrictions are phased out in vital sectors

Bank governors join Ed Miliband and former chancellors in urging Rishi Sunak to ramp up the Covid-19 business lifeboat scheme

Even faced with another great depression, wealthier EU countries are resisting action on debt that could ultimately keep the union together

Measures to combat Covid-19 may include face masks on transport, physical distancing in offices and sport without spectators

Spokesman rejects Keir Starmer claims, and says proposals are being worked on

Leaked commission document reveals proposed Covid-19 aid rules

A dig into the data on the business interruption loan scheme unearths several areas of concern

Too many people were only hanging on by their fingertips, and that was unsustainable, says the Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

Critics say banks are failing to meet demand despite doubling number of loans in one week

Unemployment could hit 10% by end of second quarter with public borrowing rising at fastest rate since WWII

UK hospital deaths rise by 778 to 12,107 amid questions over care home figures; forecast says unemployment could soar by 2 million