Bloomberg German bonds surged on Tuesday, sending the benchmark yield below zero for the first time in a month as rates traders bet the European Central Bank will put off raising interest rates until next year. The repricing comes as investors come to terms with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the risks it poses to the ...

  Bloomberg Commerzbank AG raised the prospect of higher shareholder payouts and lifted a key profit target as the turnaround under Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof gathers pace. The German lender on Tuesday said it may pay out as much as 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) to shareholders until 2024, compared with up to 3 billion euros promised last year. ...

  Bloomberg Barclays Plc named JPMorgan Chase & Co veteran Urvashi Batra as its head of equities electronic trading for the Americas. Batra’s page on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority BrokerCheck website and her LinkedIn page both show the move, and Barclays formally announced the hire in a statement Tuesday. In her new role, she’ll oversee electronic equities client offerings ...