Bloomberg Peru’s central bank is expected to raise its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Thursday as the fastest inflation in 25 years fuels social tension in the Andean country. Policy makers will lift the benchmark rate to 6%, the highest since 2009, according to all economists surveyed by Bloomberg. It will be the 12th straight ...

  Bloomberg US stock-index futures rise as softer oil prices and a weaker dollar signalled fears about inflation and the pace of monetary tightening are fading. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes advanced at least 0.2% each after the underlying gauges capped the first three-day rally since May. Asian semiconductor shares rallied after Samsung Electronics Co reported ...

  Bloomberg The pound strengthened and UK stocks rise on reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to resign. Investors said the news may spell some initial relief for UK assets, which have been battered by the country’s high inflation, weak economy and the political uncertainty. Sterling rises as much as 0.6% to $1.1994. The FTSE 250 Index, which ...