Report cards on the massive economic toll of the coronavirus were issued in the U.S. and Europe this week and they were downright abysmal.
The U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Italy all registered the sharpest declines in gross domestic product on record, according to the respective government statistical agencies. And while economies have reopened from mandated lockdowns, the pandemic continues to complicate a recovery.
Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week, offering insight into the latest developments in the global economy: