Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE) will start its delayed bond sales early next month, refocusing on the fight against record inflation after averting the threat of a market meltdown. The announcement of so-called quantitative tightening is a statement of intent from the central bank, which had been on the defensive for weeks after fallout from a government plan ...

  Bloomberg Bank of Nova Scotia, the Canadian bank with the largest exposure to Latin America, sold $750 million of loss-absorbing hybrid securities amid mounting concerns about the spillover effects of US Federal Reserve rate hikes on emerging-market economies. Scotiabank priced 60-year so-called limited recourse capital notes at a yield of 8.625%, down from around 8.75% initially discussed. That’s an ...

  Bloomberg Ireland will make it easier for would-be borrowers to qualify for mortgages next year as it relaxes its income-to-loan requirements in an effort to widen accessibility in the face of a shortage of supply and record prices. Prospective first-time homeowners will be able to borrow as much as four times their gross income, up from a limit of ...