Bloomberg European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the key threat facing the global economy is a jump in interest rates sparked by financial instability, inflation surprises or geopolitics. “It’s quite clear that the main risk we should focus on here is a sharp repricing in assets, or a sharp increase, a sharp and sudden increase, in interest rates,” he ...

Bloomberg Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned against the “weaponisation” assets in the global financial system as central bank chiefs fretted about the impact of a trade war. Speaking at the Group of 30 conference in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Carney stressed the need for investment flows to remain open, alluding to previous warnings that US protectionism affects the ...

Bloomberg When interest rates tick higher, consumers carrying too much debt start to default. It’s the natural assumption, but Americans keep meeting their obligations. Three of the largest US banks — JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc. — announced that their costs for bad loans are falling. The same strong economy pushing the Federal Reserve ...