Bloomberg China’s financial sector is dividing opinion across its borders in a way not seen since the global credit crisis. Traders on the mainland are paying the most in more than a decade for shares of Chinese banks, brokerages and insurers relative to their offshore-based counterparts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The same firm is now on average 54 ...

Bloomberg In a world of persistently low inflation and slowing economic growth, central banks are finding a useful instrument in their toolboxes to curb financial risk. Macroprudential measures — such as limiting who gets a mortgage and adjusting banks’ reserve requirements — have gained traction with central banks since the global financial crisis, and are proving effective. The targeted tools ...

Bloomberg Stephen Moore, who Donald Trump may nominate for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, told the New York Times in an interview that the central bank should immediately reverse course and lower interest rates by half a percentage point. That’s a contrast from language used by sitting board members in recent days. San Francisco President Mary Daly told ...