Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) can’t wait too long to signal the winding down of its stimulus measures, Executive Board member Benoit Coeure warned on Thursday, citing the risk of jolting the markets. “Too much gradualism in monetary policy bears the risk of larger market adjustments when the decision is eventually taken,” Coeure said in an interview with Reuters …

Bloomberg Both sides of Wells Fargo & Co.’s $142 million settlement over its fake-accounts scandal made last-ditch efforts to salvage the class-action pact after a federal judge voiced misgivings about some of its terms. Lawyers for the bank and customers submitted new information in an attempt to address U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria’s concerns that the deal shortchanges consumers and …

Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV plans to list its African assets separately as the acquisitive retailer seeks a new prize for shareholders following this year’s failed merger talks with Shoprite Holdings Ltd. The company said it will seek to list businesses including clothing retailer Pepkor and furniture chain JD Group Ltd. on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, about 18 months after …