Bloomberg Argentina’s central bank is taking steps to tighten its monetary policy and encourage banks to buy local peso assets. To do so, it raised a repo rate used by banks by 3 percentage points to 27%, and lowered its benchmark Leliq rate by 1 percentage point to 37%, according to a statement. The rates had diverged at the start …

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc will aim to reach a net-zero carbon client portfolio by 2050 in a step to align its business activities to the goals of the Paris climate agreement. The London-based bank, which has previously come under fire for financing harmful environmental activity, also pledged to provide as much as $1 trillion over the next decade to assist …

Bloomberg The Chinese onshore yuan notched up its biggest rally in more than 13 years as the central bank allowed optimism over a “blue wave” in the US election to push the currency higher. Analysts are predicting more gains ahead. The onshore yuan advanced 1.58% in the first trading session of October after a national holiday, while its offshore counterpart …