Bloomberg Ignazio Visco might be just days away from pulling off the second coup of his unexpected tenure at the helm of Italy’s central bank — by staying on. The Bank of Italy governor, selected out of the blue by then-premier Silvio Berlusconi in 2011 after weeks of speculation that hadn’t mentioned him, may be about to benefit from a ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank could adjust monetary policy again in the coming months, in response to changes in the economy or the shifting agendas of top political leaders following the 19th Party Congress, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. For hints on how monetary policy will evolve, investors should piece together a range of abstract and irregular signals ranging from ...

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc selected John Flint, head of retail banking and wealth management, to be the new chief executive officer and has asked the Bank of England for permission to make the appointment, the Sunday Times reported, citing people it didn’t identify. The London-based bank’s board approved 49-year-old Flint’s appointment after the arrival of new Chairman Mark Tucker last ...