Bloomberg Bank of Ireland Group Plc shares fell to a four-month low after profits fell, impairment charges rose more than expected and the lender’s dividend disappointed investors. Ireland’s biggest lender posted an underlying profit for 2019 of 758 million euros ($821 million), down nearly a fifth from a year ago, the company said in Dublin on Monday. The drop was …

Bloomberg A decade-long slide in Australian interest rates is threatening to turn one of the global currency market’s most popular wagers on its head. Investors with an appetite for a little risk had a winner for years with a carry trade that saw them borrow trillions of yen at near-zero rates and use the money to buy Australian dollars. Holding …

Bloomberg UniCredit SpA’s Jean Pierre Mustier pulled out of the race to become chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc, a rejection that adds to uncertainty at the top of Europe’s largest lender and extends the search for a new boss into its seventh month. Mustier, who led a turnaround at the Milan-based bank over the last four years, plans …