Bloomberg Uruguay’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate to 11.25% and signalled it will tighten again by another half point next month. Policymakers raised borrowing costs by 50 basis points for a fourth consecutive policy meeting. Consumer prices slowed by the most in a year-and-a-half to 9.05% in October, but remain well above the 3%-6% target. With another …

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. pledged to distribute the majority of its shares in meal delivery giant Meituan to investors, as China’s social media leader ramps up plans to reduce its extensive holdings across the world’s largest internet industry. Tencent, which had announced plans to pare its stake in online retailer JD.com Inc., will dole out more than 958 million …

  Bloomberg US equity futures rise in choppy trading after a rocket strike inside the Polish border reminded investors of the potential for escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, though the euro and the Polish zloty recouped earlier knee-jerk losses. While Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index snapped a four-day rising streak, contracts on the S&P 500 traded 0.4% higher, and those on …