Bloomberg Oil turned lower on an unprecedented hit to consumption, even as policy makers attempted to kickstart the global economy. Futures in London erased earlier gains to trade down 4.2%. The boss of trading house Vitol Group said demand is down about 15 million to 20 million barrels a day and will shrink further with India’s decision to go into …

Bloomberg The euro area is preparing to make available credit lines from its bailout fund worth up to 2% of each country’s output, as the region’s finance ministers seek to lay out the next phase of their fiscal response to the coronavirus outbreak. The tentative progress comes as an array of forecasts and sentiment indicators have pointed to a severe …

Bloomberg As the US finds itself in the unfamiliar position of lobbying for higher oil prices, China’s enjoying what amounts to a major rebate from crude’s crash just as it tries to recover from the coronavirus. The world’s biggest oil importer is saving about $250 million a day after crude prices crashed this year amid dual demand and supply shocks. …