Bloomberg Less easy financial conditions will likely lead to lower overall returns in global markets while favouring growth stocks over value, according to UBS Group AG. Growth and earnings will become bigger drivers of returns next quarter, strategists including Bhanu Baweja wrote in a note. A bottoming in real rates and credit spreads will signal the end of a liquidity …

Bloomberg India’s largest private lender, HDFC Bank Ltd., said issues related to internet banking were resolved after some customers faced second outage in three months. “There were intermittent issues in accessing Net Banking and Mobile Banking, faced by some of our customers. The issue stands resolved,” the bank’s spokesman said. The nation’s most valuable lender has been facing repeated technical …

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) signalled it’s ready for a prolonged battle with bond traders betting on a reflation wave sweeping across the global economy. “The bank remains committed to the 3-year yield target and recently purchased bonds to support the target and will continue to do so as necessary,” Governor Philip Lowe said in a statement, after …