Bloomberg Apple Inc. is working on a rear-facing 3-D sensor system for the iPhone in 2019, another step towards turning the handset into a leading augmented-reality device, according to people familiar with the plan. Apple is evaluating a different technology from the one it currently uses in the TrueDepth sensor system on the front of the iPhone X, the people ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank said it will closely monitor liquidity conditions amid its campaign to reduce debt levels, in a quarte-rly report where it reiterated a commitment to “prudent and neutral” monetary policy. The People’s Bank of China seeks an “optimal” environment to help stabilize economic growth, while facilitating dele-veraging, curbing bubbles and preventing risks, according to a quarterly report ...

Bloomberg Canadian inflation eased for the first time in four months in October as gasoline prices fell and the economy showed few signs of price pressure, bolstering the view the central bank can afford to wait before it tightens policy further. Annual inflation decelerated to 1.4 percent, from 1.6 percent in September, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. That matched the ...