Bloomberg When Christine Lagarde chairs her first meeting as European Central Bank (ECB) president in November, she might wonder which of her colleagues don’t really want her there. As the Governing Council signed off on the decision by governments to appoint the former International Monetary Fund chief, not all of the 21 voting members backed her, according to two euro-zone central …

Bloomberg Hong Kong has appointed a veteran central banker as the next chief executive of its monetary authority, signalling continuity remains the priority as the city faces ongoing political turmoil. While the social unrest over the government’s botched extradition bill won’t be Eddie Yue’s responsibility, and may even have dissipated by the time he takes office in October, maintaining the …

Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co is frustrated with the financial beating it’s taking from the grounding of Boeing Co’s 737 Max. But the carrier is ready to grab more of the single-aisle planes that eventually will make up the majority of its fleet. Parking its 34 Max jets since mid-March and missing out on new deliveries has shaved $225 million from …