Bloomberg The Bank of Japan cut purchases of bonds for the first time since February, taking advantage of a global slide in yields brought on by political risks in Europe and trade tensions. The BOJ trimmed buying of debt maturing in the five-to-10 year zone by 20 billion yen ($183 million) to 430 billion yen at the regular operation. While ...

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co. customers who didn’t consent to having 3.5 million accounts created by bankers trying to hit sales quotas are finally getting what a judge called “rough justice.” US District Judge Vince Chhabria agreed to issue final approval for a $142 million class-action accord that will pay an average of $35 for account holders at the center ...

Bloomberg Indonesia’s second interest-rate increase in two weeks may be followed by more policy tightening to stem a slide in the rupiah amid an ongoing rout in emerging markets. While the rupiah strengthened for a fifth day, the central bank isn’t in the clear yet. Much will depend on geopolitical events — from snap elections in Italy to ongoing trade ...