BLOOMBERG Australia’s central bank weighed the risk of upside surprises to inflation from a tight labour market and rising home prices when it decided to deliver a surprise interest-rate increase this month. The Reserve Bank’s board discussed the case to pause but concluded the “finely balanced” arguments were in favour of raising the cash rate to 4.1% — a level ...

BLOOMBERG UBS Group AG faces hundreds of millions of dollars in regulatory fines over Credit Suisse Group AG’s dealings with Archegos Capital, as the Swiss bank inherits its former rival’s entire litigation portfolio, according to a person familiar with the matter. The US Federal Reserve’s fine over Archegos may be as high as $300 million, while the UK’s Prudential Regulation ...

BLOOMBERG New Zealand’s government announced an inquiry into its banking sector amid concerns that lenders are making excessive profits. Cabinet has agreed to a market study into competition in the sector for personal banking services to ensure the market is working well for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said in Wellington. It will be conducted by the antitrust watchdog ...