Bloomberg The combined weight of the coronavirus and the monetary easing trend around the world could finally persuade one of Asia’s most cautious central banks to cut rates. Taiwan’s policymakers will likely lower borrowing costs in its first policy-rate move since June 2016, joining the expanding ranks of central banks seeking to shore up a receding global economy. Taipei’s monetary …

Bloomberg Barclays Plc might struggle to reach its profitability target for the year and could cut discretionary awards as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts its business, joining a string of global lenders. “It’s going to be a tough year for earnings,” Tushar Morzaria, finance director, said on Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley European Financials Conference, held virtually this year. Barclays might …

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc’s search for a new chief ended where it began: with its caretaker CEO Noel Quinn. The bank said Quinn would become its permanent boss, after seven months as interim leader. The board had struggled to secure an external candidate while trying to respond to an increasingly treacherous global economy that’s been rocked by the impact of …