Bloomberg Investors have seen the peak of the US 10-year Treasury yield this year as brewing trade tensions and a stronger dollar curb its advance, according to Morgan Stanley. “3.12 percent was it,” Morgan Stanley global head of interest-rate strategy Matthew Hornbach wrote in a note to clients. “We suggest investors buy 10-year Treasury notes outright,” he said, with the …

Bloomberg The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s new Chief Executive Officer Matt Comyn has embarked on a massive overhaul of the scandal-plagued lender, announcing plans to spin off its wealth management and mortgage-broking businesses. The asset management, wealth advisory and Aussie Home Loans units will be placed into a new company known as CFS Group to be listed on the Australian …

Bloomberg When China allowed banks to use 700 billion yuan ($108 billion) more of their deposits, they were very clear on where the money should go. One sector not mentioned was the overheating property market. Money freed up from previous cuts may have ended up flowing into the housing market, and the design of this new policy seems aimed at …