Bloomberg The appointment of the next European Central Bank (ECB) head could potentially be delayed until just weeks before President Mario Draghi’s term expires amid a swathe of top European Union vacancies. That’s one of the scenarios being discussed among EU diplomats, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. The complexity of upcoming ...

Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low and hinted at the chance of a further reduction if necessary, becoming the first among developed-world economies to ease policy this cycle. Governor Adrian Orr and his newly-formed Monetary Policy Committee decided that recent unexpected weakness in inflation and hiring warranted the Reserve Bank’s first rate cut ...

Bloomberg Banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are set to be fined imminently by the European Union over collusion on foreign-exchange trading, according to two people with knowledge of the probe. The European Commission may announce fines as soon as this week as part of a settlement that sees the lenders get reduced penalties for agreeing not ...