Bloomberg The Philippine peso has been under siege from rising Treasury yields and buoyant crude prices. But technicals may offer some support. The peso slumped to its lowest level in six months last week following an extension of coronavirus-led curbs in the nation and delays in vaccine rollouts. The 10-year Treasury yield’s surge to 1.6% added to the bearish sentiment. …

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG plans to withdraw from locations including Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Hungary as part of its previously announced restructuring, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. Asia sales activities will be bundled in Singapore and the Dubai branch will continue to operate as a representative office, it said. In South America, the German lender plans to sell …

Bloomberg Japan’s central bank joined the ranks of equities with puzzling surges in valuation led by retail investors on Monday, as its shares surged by their daily limit. The stock rises 18%, the most since 2005, to 33,000 yen a share. Even experienced investors are often surprised to learn that as well as being Japan’s lender of last resort and …