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Could the world really unite to boost the oil market?

US president Donald Trump claimed this week that producers would combine for big cuts

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Stocks end week on sour note as data reveal virus toll 

S&P 500 and global equity markets slip as investors eye mounting economic disruption

Capital markets
Rating agencies brace for backlash after rash of downgrades

Critics claim S&P, Moody’s and Fitch might be poised for rerun of 2008 financial crisis

US Treasury bonds
US taps market for stimulus funds at historically low rates

Record weekly Treasury bill issuance foreshadows huge spending to prop up economy

China’s celebrity stock guru faces personal bear market

Famous share tipper tones down bullish outlook after coronavirus rout prompts backlash

Capital markets
Investor appetite returns for junk bonds

Funds attract record inflows over past week to end five-week spell of outflows 

Opinion & Analysis

Inside LondonBryce Elder
Investors spoiled by cash returns should now hand some back

If investors eased liquidity crunches valuations would rebound to everyone’s benefit

The Long ViewMichael Mackenzie
Where can income-starved investors go next?

Top-tier corporate bonds are looking more attractive after cuts to equity dividends 

On Wall StreetBilly Nauman
Why America’s $1.3tn car-loan market cannot avoid a pile-up

An industry that survived the last crisis reasonably well is unlikely to do so again

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Markets InsightJonathan Wheatley
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Recent paper suggests overseas liabilities of EMs are greater than previously thought

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