Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) reiterated its ultra-loose monetary policy with four days of unscheduled bond buying as the widening interest rate gap with the U.S. puts upward pressure on bond yields and weakens the yen. The move comes as Japan’s benchmark 10-year yield stayed elevated at the 0.25% upper limit of the BOJ’s tolerated trading band despite …

  Bloomberg Singapore’s central bank further tightened monetary settings and raised its inflation forecast, sending currency higher, as it seeks to fight cost pressures that threaten recovery from pandemic. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which uses exchange rates as its main policy tool, said that it’s taking steps to strengthen the local dollar, which will help slow inflation momentum as …

Bloomberg European stocks gained as a flurry of corporate earnings reassured investors that profits can overcome economic hurdles. The Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.4% in London. Banking and technology shares soared, tracking a rally in US stocks. Miners underperformed as metals fall. ASML Holding NV advanced after saying demand for its chip-making machines outstripped supply in the second quarter. Danone …