New Delhi / Bloomberg The rains are coming, and that’s luring the world to Indian bonds. Overseas holdings of rupee-denominated government and corporate notes rose by 17.4 billion rupees ($261 million) in the holiday-shortened week ended April 13, the most since the period ended March 25, data from National Securities and Depository Ltd. show. The weather department on Tuesday ...

  Seoul / AFP Ratings agency Moody’s on Monday downgraded its outlook for South Korea’s banking system from stable to negative, predicting a deterioration in creditworthiness over the next year. “While our previous stable outlook had anticipated some weakening of profitability and pressure on asset quality, the operating environment for banks is deteriorating amid Korea’s diminished growth outlook and ongoing corporate ...

  Bloomberg Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outlined the bleakest scenario yet if the U.K. votes to leave the European Union, saying that Britain’s economy would suffer permanent damage hitting the public in the pocket. Quitting the 28-nation EU would leave the U.K. economy 6 percent smaller by 2030, according to a Treasury analysis released on Monday. The forecast ...