Hopes rise for Bank of England coronavirus intervention

City expects coordinated response from outgoing governor and new chancellor including rate cut and easier borrowing

Economic recovery possible by autumn if west contains coronavirus, says fund manager CEO

Standard Life Aberdeen boss hoping for ‘short sharp downturn’ but urges big stimulus in UK budget

The Guardian view on the budget: the priorities have changed

Editorial: Boris Johnson made it all sound so easy during the election. But the pressure of the coronavirus outbreak means the dream of a big strategic budget is for the birds

How Labour can go beyond Tory ‘levelling up’ and drive real economic equality

Boris Johnson may try to cherry-pick progressive ideas but only Labour can give communities what they want and need, says Miatta Fahnbulleh of the New Economics Foundation

Events and outbreaks mean Rishi Sunak’s flagship budget must wait

The coronavirus will reduce budget 2020 from a big bucks curtain raiser for Boris Johnson’s Toryism to a disaster relief statement

Rishi Sunak: NHS will get whatever it needs to deal with coronavirus

Chancellor indicates he is willing to write blank cheque to cope with a pandemic

Tories ‘must spend £33bn more a year’ to reach zero emissions by 2050

New analysis by the IPPR thinktank says additional investment would provide economic boost to UK and help ‘level up’ society

From coronavirus to climate crisis: what to expect in Sunak’s first budget

The chancellor has had to hastily rewrite his budget in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, but there are five other key areas where he will face tough decisions

Sunak to unveil budget aimed at helping firms deal with coronavirus

Chancellor mulling measures including tax holidays and support when staff self-isolate

Levelling up Britain: Blyth’s hopes rest on Tory promises of a new dawn

The Guardian finds high expectations in the Northumberland town, of new jobs and better transport links

Next Bank of England governor calls for funds for coronavirus-hit firms

Andrew Bailey says Bank has limited room to help economy by cutting interest rates

Labour doesn’t need to shift right – it needs to get creative

The party must not learn the wrong lessons from its defeat. Scandals such as wealth extraction by utilities must be challenged, says Tom Kibasi

Here’s why Greece’s economic ‘recovery’ has been good news for no one but the rich

Buoyed by fire sales of public assets, a tiny minority of Greeks are thriving. Everyone else is mired in hopelessness, says former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis