Bloomberg Anil Agarwal has sealed the merger of his mining and energy businesses in India, creating a BHP Billiton Ltd.-like resources conglomerate, even as a recent investment in Anglo American Plc raises questions about how far the billionaire’s ambitions stretch. Vedanta Ltd. combined with unit Cairn India Ltd and fixed April 27 as the record date for determining the ...

  Bloomberg ‘Short is sweet’ is the mantra at global banks advising investors on India’s sovereign-debt market. Deutsche Bank AG and Standard Chartered Plc are among lenders favoring front-end notes amid bets that a banking system awash with cash will help keep short-term rates in check, even as rising supply and the central bank’s hawkish tone threaten to push up ...

  Bloomberg Not even the cheapest shares in 13 years can lure investors to China’s banks. On a price versus book value basis, Chinese financial firms are trading at the biggest discount since 2004 to both the MSCI China Index and their Asian peers. The stocks have underperformed all but two other industry groups this year. While that’s spurred bullish ...