Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos said interest-rate hikes like half-point move seen at this month’s meeting may become the standard as officials maintain their fight with soaring inflation. Despite forecasts for a winter recession in the 19-nation euro zone, monetary-policy tightening must continue, Guindos told France’s Le Monde in an interview published on the ECB’s ...

  Bloomberg A former senior trader at Credit Agricole in New York sued the bank alleging he was subject to “stereotypically offensive, overtly racist, and degrading comments” as a Latinx person and denied career advancement and monetary rewards. Jose Ruiz, onetime head of emerging-markets foreign-exchange trading at Credit Agricole, filed suit in federal court in Manhattan. The complaint named as ...

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co is upping its climate ambitions, announcing a slew of new emissions reductions targets for its financing to carbon-intensive businesses, including airlines and cement manufacturers. The largest US bank said in this year’s climate report that it plans to reduce the carbon intensity of its aviation financing portfolio by 36% by 2030 from a 2021 ...