Bloomberg A decision to cap Kenyan interest rates may favor the biggest banks as small lenders will struggle to raise cheap deposits to fund lending, according to Equity Group Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi. At least 30 of Kenya’s 42 lenders may have difficulty paying the minimum for deposits as demanded by a new law on interest ...

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc offered 181.8 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in Japanese currency bonds on Thursday in the biggest single sale by an issuer in the Samurai market since 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The London-based bank’s sale included 64.4 billion yen in 10-year notes priced at 1.207 percent, according to a statement from SMBC Nikko Securities ...

  Bloomberg Some analysts expect the Bank of Japan to fire another blast of monetary stimulus at the end of its two-day policy meeting on September 21. Others see a central bank with little if any ammunition left — or one turned gun-shy. For some economists, the BOJ’s decision to undertake a comprehensive review of its easing program to be ...