World in Photo : June 8, 2020.

Jun 09, 2020, at 12:53 pm

.BRUSSELS, June 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde (on screen) speaks during a hearing at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament via video conference in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2020. Christine Lagarde said Monday that the central banks measures taken in response to the coronavirus crisis are proportionate to the severe risks facing its mandate.

World in Photo : March 23, 2020

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:19 pm

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 23, 2020 shows a U.S. dollar banknote in Washington D.C., the United States. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Monday a plan to purchase U.S. treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities with no limit to help markets function more efficiently amid COVID-19 uncertainty.