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A global pandemic wreaks havoc on the world and sparks the worst economic crash in 100 years.
The year in FT front pages: January 24 - the first time we splash on Covid in China
The year in FT front pages: January 24 - the first time we splash on Covid in China
January 31: Britain finally leaves the EU
February 22: The virus has spread to Europe as Italy locks down cities
February 28: Markets are melting down
March 4: The death toll rises in Italy and Iran. A global recession is underway
March 10: the oil price plummets
March 13: central banks prepare an unprecedented response to the turmoil
March 18: in the UK, chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils a £350bn support package
March 20: The crisis finally comes to the UK, which is about to go into lockdown. Markets tumble around the world; sterling slumps. Picture credit: Charlie Bibby
March 20: Johnson closes Britain
April 7: Boris Johnson moved into intensive care
April 21: the price of oil falls below zero
May 5: the Bank of England warns that Britain is on the brink of the worst recession in three centuries
May 19: France and Germany unite to push for E500bn Covid recovery fund
May 28: Dominic Cummings is in trouble for driving to Barnard Castle
June 5: The ECB reveals it will buy E600bn of bonds to prop up the euro zone economy
June 19: after a years FT long investigation into Wirecard, the company reveals E1.9bn is missing
August 19: US stocks massively rebound and hit a record high
September 5: The FT reveals that SoftBank was behind the huge bets that stoked the tech rally
September 7: Another massive FT scoop as we reveal that the UK government is planning to break the law by overriding the Northern Ireland protocol
September 9: "Yes, this breaks international law"
October 10: the US president has coronavirus
October 19: Europe is in the grip of a second wave
October 26: Trump says the US is beating coronavirus. (Turns out this was premature)
November 5: The US election is too close to call
November 7. Biden on the brink. He was declared the winner later that day
November 10: finally, some good news
November 26: UK borrowing levels head to the stratosphere
December 24: A Brexit trade deal is struck. At last
And finally...December 31: virus numbers surge in the UK but there's hope as Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved
That was the year that was. Thanks for reading and roll on 2021.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
