Bloomberg The European Central Bank’s (ECB) negative interest-rate policy has been effective at stimulating the economy and there isn’t a need at this stage to mitigate the profit squeeze it’s caused commercial banks, according to Governing Council member Vitas Vasiliauskas. “I think it’s still a positive tool and at this stage, today, I don’t think that there is a need …

Bloomberg A combination of low liquidity and high complacency mean cross-asset volatility won’t stay at historic lows for much longer, according to Morgan Stanley. “There are still two things that argue against the current levels of volatility being correct or sustainable,” cross-asset strategist Andrew Sheets said in an interview. “The first is that market liquidity is still not great. The …

Bloomberg Egypt plans to sell a stake in Banque du Caire, one of the country’s biggest state-owned lenders, towards the end of this year, central bank Governor Tarek Amer said. “The size is around 20 percent; might go up to 30 percent,” Amer said in an interview in Washington, where he attended the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual …