Bloomberg Banco Santander SA relied on its increasing commitment to fast-growing Latin American markets to make up for sluggish European units that weighed on first-quarter profit. Net income fell 10 percent, hit by a charge of 108 million euros ($121 million) for restructuring in the UK and Poland as well as an inflation-adjustment expense in Argentina. That slightly beat analyst ...

Bloomberg Shares in Yes Bank Ltd. slumped as much as 30 percent on Tuesday, the first day of trading after the lender headed by newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Ravn-eet Gill reported a surprise quarterly loss. Yes Bank said it incurred a net loss of 15.07 billion rupees ($216 million) for the quarter that ended on March 31, after setting ...

Bloomberg There’s a flaw at the heart of central banking’s approach to inflation targeting that’s become a hot issue for the Federal Reserve as it takes a long, hard look at its strategy. For decades, central bankers have pursued price goals while saying financial stability risks are better curbed by regulation. The contradiction is that monetary policy is often the ...