Bloomberg Australia’s central bank is returning to the government bond market after a three-month hiatus as it aims to re-anchor yields on the three-year security that it targets through its purchasing program. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) offered to purchase $359 million of federal government securities maturing in April 2023 on Wednesday, under its program to lower yields. Governor …

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) policy decision this week is a tricky one to call, with economists split over whether Governor Shaktikanta Das will lower interest rates again to support a fragile economy and banking sector in the face of above-target inflation. Of the 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg, 22 expect a 25 basis-point rate cut on Thursday, …

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG abandoned its goal for a full-year profit after losses tied to the failure of Wirecard AG added to surging costs for bad loans, underscoring the challenges as the lender seeks to emerge from a leadership crisis. The outlook revision was driven by a single case that cost the bank 175 million euros last quarter, it said in …