Has warned the situation there is deteriorating very fast. And well be getting some of your questions answered on coronavirus when we speak to a gp shortly. Good morning. European stock makets including the ftse 100 share index in london have plunged nearly six per cent in early trading despite efforts by leading Central Banks to try to limit the impact of the coronavirus on the world economy. Airline shares have been badly affected as Major Airlines plan to largely ground their fleets of aircraft through april and may. The owner of British Airways, iag, says it will be cancelling 75 per cent of flights. Downing street is stepping up efforts to keep people informed about its plans for tackling the coronavirus outbreak and how to protect themselves. From today, borisjohnson or a senior minister will hold daily news briefings. He will also convene another emergency cobra meeting and take part in a Video Conference call with the other g7 leaders to discuss a co ordinated global response.
And growing numbers of parents in the us prepare for Home Learning as more and more states order schools to close. Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multi billion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve is going to be purchasing 500 billion of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, its really great for our country. Its something that were very happy, i have to say this, very happy. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis explains why the ferderal reserve are acti
To your friends. And growing numbers of parents in the us prepare for Home Learning as more and more states order schools to close. Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multibillion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve is going to be purchasing 500 billion of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, its really great for our country. Its something that were very happy, i have to say this, very happy. Lets speak to our north america correspondent, david willis. They are ac
An apparently organised attack. To slow the spread. And we talk to a doctor about all the sensible things the trophy itself was you can do to avoid on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. Now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has getting infected. Become an international search. Above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats good morning. Its 9am in singapore, of the west, offering 1am in london, reunification as quickly as possible, and thats what the voters wanted. And 9pm in washington dc, where the Us Central Bank has cut Interest Rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. Its the Federal Reserves second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in Co Ordination with Central Banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. Heres president this is newsday on the bbc. Im mariko 0i, in singapore. Im kasia madera, in london. Trumps response. Our top stories dr
Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multi billion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve is going to be purchasing 500 billion of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, its really great for our country. Its something that were very happy, i have to say this, very happy. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis explains why the ferderal reserve are acting now. They are acting now out of concern, i think its to say, mayram, over the effects of the coronavirus in the