Bloomberg Swiss National Bank (SNB) data suggest it pumped 3.8 billion francs ($3.9 billion) into markets last week to control the franc, sending its sight deposits to a record high. With the franc at its strongest since 2017 against the euro, sight deposits at the SNB have increased over the past month, suggesting the central bank is making good on ...

Bloomberg China took a major step towards reforming its system of interest rates, in a move aimed at pushing down the cost of borrowing by households and companies as the economic growth slows. From August 20, new loans must be priced “mainly” with reference to a revamped benchmark that tracks the price of credit to banks’ best customers, the so-called ...

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is counting on the resignation of its British chief executive officer, Rupert Hogg, to move beyond the tumult that saw its employees’ participation in the Hong Kong protests draw the ire of Beijing. But will it be enough? Incoming CEO Augustus Tang has the delicate task of continuing to placate China, an increasingly important market ...