Bloomberg Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley is pushing ahead with changes at the firm’s closely scrutinised investment bank, a key part of his strategy to drive growth. The British lender slashed about a hundred jobs globally at its securities unit this week, focusing on highly paid senior trading roles. The cull also included several senior members of an ...

Bloomberg China’s overall credit growth held up in December and a gauge of borrowing costs fell, signalling that policy makers are beginning to see some progress in channelling credit to the economy. The stock of outstanding aggregate financing expanded by 10.7% in the 12 months to December, the same pace as in November, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said. ...

Bloomberg If European Central Bank (ECB) officials use their review of monetary policy this year as a chance to connect with ordinary people, they need to be ready for some plain truths. At the heart of the assessment, likely to be announced on January 23, is how price stability should be defined and targeted. But ask citizens how they feel ...