Bloomberg The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is leaving economists divided over whether it needs to cut interest rates for a second month to boost a faltering economy. Sixteen of the 27 economists polled by Bloomberg forecast the central bank will keep the interest rate on its one-year policy loans unchanged on Tuesday, when it’s scheduled to conduct a …

  Bloomberg Axis Bank Ltd is nearing a deal to buy Citigroup Inc’s India retail banking business in a transaction that could be valued at about $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. An agreement for the consumer unit may be announced as soon as the next few weeks and is contingent on approval from the Reserve Bank of …

  Bloomberg Bank of America (BofA) Corp has led a $20 million funding round into UK startup Banked Ltd, a tie up that will give customers of e-commerce companies in the UK the option to make card-free purchases. The US lender is teaming up with the fintech to offer a ‘Pay by Bank’ solution that will enable users to pay …