Bloomberg Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. shares rose to a seven-month high after the lender said it had boosted capital and reduced low-returning assets, while the bank’s chief executive officer indicated expenses for bad debts will remain steady. The stock jumped as much as 3.7 percent in Sydney even after Melbourne-based ANZ said adjusted proforma unaudited cash ...

  Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) policy maker Ian McCafferty said that officials will likely ease policy again if the economy develops in line with the central bank’s forecasts — though they should take a gradual approach. “More easing is likely to be required” if the UK economy slows as initial survey data suggests, McCafferty said in an opinion piece ...

  Bloomberg New Zealand central banker Graeme Wheeler is going to need more than a plain-vanilla rate cut if he wants a weaker local currency. Investors are certain the Reserve Bank will reduce its official cash rate Thursday by at least a quarter point to 2 percent, a record low, and most expect it will deliver another cut to 1.75 ...