Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) will let staff work remotely for 110 days a year — roughly half their time. The rules, which take effect from January 1, permit as many as 10 days a month away from desks. That’s stricter than the current system, under which employees must show up at the office at least eight days a …

Bloomberg The Indian rupee’s most appealing trait for traders is fast deteriorating, helping turn the currency into emerging Asia’s worst performer over the past month. Twelve-month implied rupee yields — typically a reflection of interest rate differentials with the US — fell to the lowest since 2009. That’s bad news for carry traders, who seek profits from capturing the difference …

  Bloomberg Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe called on the nation’s lenders to intensify efforts to reduce the cost of payments and increase their speed, including for cross-border transactions. “Slow progress by the major banks imposes a cost on the rest of the industry,” Lowe said in a speech, referring to delays in launching a direct-debit service …