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Goldman hails Modi’s note ban

  Bloomberg The rupee rose to a two-month high as foreign investors piled into Indian assets and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the government’s crackdown on unaccounted wealth will boost the nation’s bonds and currency. In India’s most extensive anti-graft operation in almost four decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Tuesday decided to ban 500 rupee ($7.50) and 1,000 rupee ...

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New Zealand’s RBNZ slashes interest rates again

  Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low and said it has probably done enough to return inflation to target as economic growth quickens. “At this stage we think that we won’t need another cut,” Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler told a news conference in Wellington on Thursday after lowering the official cash rate ...

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Trump’s victory boosts Europe bank shares to highest since March

  Bloomberg European lenders got a second-day boost after Donald Trump’s presidential win on speculation his term will lead to increased inflation and an easing of financial rules. The leaders of the rally that pushed Europe’s shares up for a fourth day were UBS Group AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, which get more than 35 percent of their revenues ...

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