Bloomberg A former JPMorgan Chase & Co banker was convicted of conspiring with traders at other banks to rig bids and fix prices in currency markets — a victory for prosecutors in their campaign against collusion in foreign exchange. Akshay Aiyer was found guilty by a federal jury in New York that took less than four hours to reach a …

Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has additional room to cut its already negative interest rate, the central bank’s Chief Economist Carlos Lenz told Swiss Sunday newspaper NZZ am Sonntag in an interview. “It’s not ruled out, but they cannot fall indefinitely,” Lenz said when asked if interest rates could decline further. “What’s crucial: cash has an interest rate of …

Bloomberg Judy Shelton, one of President Donald Trump’s most recent picks for the Federal Reserve board, challenged an article of faith regarding the US central bank in private comments to a bank executive last month: that it should operate free of political influence. Shelton shared her views on monetary policy and the Fed with Beat Siegenthaler, global macro adviser for …