Bloomberg Julian Assange soon will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London—his refuge from criminal charges for the last six years—and enter a changed world. The Australian walked into the building in the capital’s Knightsbridge neighbourhood just before the 2012 Olympics, with Barack Obama in his first term and elections untainted by alleged interference by Russian agents. When he walks out, ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank has started actively encouraging banks to extend more credit by taking a softer stance on loan quotas, people familiar with the matter said, as authorities ratchet up efforts to bolster a cooling economy. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has delivered the message via so-called window guidance, said the people, who asked not to be named ...

Bloomberg India’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest in two years as it stepped up efforts to curb inflation and stem capital outflows. Five of the six members of the monetary policy committee voted to raise the repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent, with Ravindra Dholakia the only one opposing it, the Reserve ...