Bloomberg Gold buying by central banks, an important driver of bullion’s advance in recent years, is forecast to pick up in 2021 after a slowdown this year. Citigroup Inc. sees demand from the official sector rising to about 450 tons after a drop to 375 tons this year, which would be the lowest in a decade. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. …

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said it’s worth examining a Federal Reserve-style strategy that allows for inflation to temporarily rise above the institution’s target. A policy under of committing to make up for low inflation after missing the goal for a while “could be examined,” as part of the institution’s strategic review, Lagarde said at a conference …

Bloomberg The Philippine central bank said it will ban from the industry former bank employees who allegedly falsified documents for German payments company Wirecard AG. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is adding the former bankers to a list of persons disqualified from becoming directors or officers at any supervised financial institution, it said in an email. Wirecard filed for bankruptcy in …