Bloomberg China’s yuan is headed for a record monthly plunge as an intensifying trade war with the US damages investor confidence. The currency has plummeted 3.9% this month against the dollar, the biggest loss since January 1994, when the modern exchange-rate regime was adopted. The slump past the 7 level for the first time since the financial crisis comes as ...

Bloomberg Colombia has no leeway to join central banks around the world that are lowering interest rates to bolster growth, according to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca, a member of the central bank board. “Our inflation outlook, while not alarming, just doesn’t give us much space to provide greater stimulus to the economy,” Maiguashca said in a telephone interview. Central banks in ...

Bloomberg The stock market is starting to look good again to JPMorgan Chase & Co. After August’s sell-off, the time to buy stocks is approaching, strategists led by Mislav Matejka wrote in a note, saying equities will move higher starting with an up trend in September. Benchmarks including the S&P 500 Index, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index and the MSCI ...