Bloomberg The risks are stacking up for the pound. Britain’s currency fell the most in three weeks versus the dollar as investors braced for a budget at which fiscal tightening is anticipated, a Bank of England statement that they’ll peruse for indications about the interest-rate path and a Federal Reserve gathering where, speculation is building, officials will signal a boost ...

Bloomberg Iran may join other oil suppliers in freezing production after restoring its own output to levels before sanctions were imposed, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said after meeting with the Persian Gulf nation’s oil minister. Iran has “reasonable arguments” not to be constrained by the freeze for now, Novak told reporters at the Russian embassy in Tehran. “Iran may ...

Bloomberg Portuguese bonds led a decline in the debt of Europe’s lower-rated nations, underperforming their German counterparts for the first time in five days as a slump in stocks reduced demand for higher-yielding assets. Spanish securities also fell amid the political turmoil facing the country. The bonds of the euro zone’s so-called peripheral members had been rallying since the European ...