Bloomberg European lenders are boosting shareholder payouts a month after pandemic-related restrictions expired, with more than $5 billion in buybacks. Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA said it obtained regulatory approval to repurchase 3.5 billion euros ($4.1 billion) of shares. BNP Paribas SA will start repurchasing 900 million euros of stock next month. In total, the biggest banks in the …

Bloomberg UK high street banks start raising mortgage costs ahead of the Bank of England’s interest-rate decision next week amid signs of resurgent inflation. Barclays Plc is increasing a 2-year fixed rate by 0.35 percentage point, which follows similar moves by lenders including HSBC Holdings Plc, NatWest Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc. The increase in borrowing costs threatens a …

Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc shares fall after earnings plunged and Japan’s largest brokerage took a $341 million provision for an ongoing legal case. The stock declined 7.1% in Tokyo on Monday. The firm said it’s set aside 39 billion yen for the transaction in the US that dates back to before the global financial crisis, after reporting a 95% slide …