In an effort to slow the spread on the COVID-19 pandemic, more governments are recommending, and in some cases enforcing social distancing efforts. US President Donald Trump has recommended that ...

Economic data shows China’s industrial production fell 13.5% in the first two months of 2020. China’s lockdown protocols following the COVID-19 pandemic have included a widespread shutdown of manufacturing operations. Retail sales and asset investment also declined far more than experts anticipated ...

In order to combat mounting economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers and central bank officials worldwide are preparing relief measures. The Federal Reserve has announced that it will inject $1.5 trillion into short-term financial markets to offset ...

In March 2020, US lawmakers introduced legislation intended to restrict imports from Xinjiang, China to the United States, citing allegations of mass detentions of minority groups and coercive labor in the region...

In March 2020, Russia’s parliament approved drastic reforms to the Russian constitution that would allow President Putin to remain in office until 2036. Currently, Russia’s...

As of March 10, 2020, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a nationwide lockdown for the nation of 60 million, because of the increasing severity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak...

The failure of Russia’s and Saudi Arabia’s oil industries to agree on oil production volume resulted in oil prices falling by almost a third on March 9th, 2020, the sharpest drop in a day since 1991...

On March 5, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seized Yes Bank, India’s fourth-largest private bank. RBI replaced Yes Bank’s board and set caps to withdrawals...

On March 4, 2020, the US House of Representatives approved $8.3 billion in emergency funding to counter the fast-spreading coronavirus, COVID-19. The legislation, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, now moves to the Senate for approval ...

The presidents of the European Commission, Council, and Parliament have vowed to seal the Greek border following Turkey’s decision to relax controls on outward migration. EU interior ministers are expected to ...