Bloomberg Profitability of local lenders in Bangladesh will likely come under strain from rising funding costs amid a liquidity squeeze in the banking system, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “A spike in imports, declines in remittance inflows and high inflation have drained liquidity,” analysts led by Chong Jun Wong said. The funding costs “have increased materially because demand has …

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures rose as investors grew confident the Federal Reserve’s peak interest rate would be within levels already priced in by markets. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbed at least 0.4% each after the underlying indexes avoided a selloff following the Fed’s minutes and remarks by officials. The dollar pared its losses and Treasuries …

  Bloomberg Taiwan’s financial regulator has removed stock short-selling restrictions that were put in place to curb market declines during a turbulent period in the final quarter of 2022. Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission in October banned shorting stocks at a price lower than the previous close if shares drop more than 3.5% the day before. The ban will be lifted …