Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. will gradually start bringing traders back to its London offices in the coming weeks as UK leaders continue to craft plans to ease social distancing restrictions. The firm will begin by restoring traders and other employees from its markets and securities services unit to its offices in London, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked ...

Bloomberg The Bank of Korea (BOK) cut rates to a record low and forecast the first economic contraction since the Asian financial crisis, but stopped short of offering clarity on what future steps it might take to shore up an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Following the BOK’s unanimous decision on Thursday to cut the seven-day repurchase rate to ...

Bloomberg The worst crisis in more than two decades among Indonesia’s smaller companies will boost loan losses and curtail profit at nation’s largest lender, according to PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Finance Director Haru Koesmahargyo. Bank Rakyat expects more than 10 million customers in its core segment — micro, small and medium enterprises — to be affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, ...