Bloomberg The chief of Japan’s banking industry lobby group is calling on the nation’s central bank to pay closer attention to the adverse impacts of its ultra easy monetary policy after the yen plunged to a 24-year low. “I think it’s important to take a balanced policy approach by considering merits and side effects,” Japanese Bankers Association Chairman Junichi Hanzawa …

  Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA is exiting its commodities finance business in the US, following earlier retreats in other parts of the world. “The decision taken to exit this business was consistent with our approach in EMEA,” the bank said in a statement in response to questions. “The impact is limited, and BNP Paribas remains deeply committed to the US …

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc is discussing the potential sale of its operations in Russia with privately owned Russian companies including Expobank and the insurer Reso-Garantia, the Financial Times reported. The Wall Street bank is negotiating over its consumer and commercial businesses, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Rosbank, Societe Generale SA’s former Russian subsidiary, has also expressed …