Bloomberg Lenders for Essar Steel India Ltd., the biggest steel mill on the block under India’s new bankruptcy law, have selected ArcelorMittal as the preferred bidder for the asset, bringing the world’s largest steel maker a step closer to gaining a foothold in India’s growing market for the alloy. Arcelor, controlled by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, will now begin final negotiations ...

Bloomberg Japan’s most closely watched gauge of inflation edged up again in September with help of costlier energy to tally with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s latest view that consumer prices are rising at about half the pace targeted by the central bank. While Kuroda has taken a more bullish view on the current strength in inflation, economists said the latest data ...

Bloomberg A bribery probe at major Indonesian developer PT Lippo Karawaci has prompted investors to ask if more companies might get caught in the government’s anti-corruption campaign. That’s adding to broader strains on the nation’s junk bonds, which have already been hit harder than Asian peers in the recent emerging-market sell-off as the rupiah tanks. The timing couldn’t be worse, ...