Bloomberg India’s central bank is on course to raise interest rates for a second consecutive policy meeting as it takes more decisive steps to rein in inflation and stem capital outflows. With inflation running well above the central bank’s medium-term target of 4 percent — and the outlook set to worsen as oil prices stay elevated and the currency slides …

Bloomberg There’s a lot of cash swishing about in the Nordic region and that leaves plenty of potential for more mergers and acquisitions, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. “There’s massive amounts of dry powder both on the corporate side, where cash balances are very good, and on the private equity side, where we see a lot of activity,” said …

Bloomberg Banco Santander is riding Spain’s economic recovery and rising demand for loans, helping offset emerging market currency volatility and the UK slowdown. Net income of 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) beat analyst’s estimates in the second quarter, with earnings up in Brazil even after the real tumbled. In Spain clients took advantage of the economic upswing to take on …