Bloomberg The spread of the coronavirus to China’s stock market erased more than $10 billion from the collective net worth of the richest 15 people whose companies trade on the mainland. Midea Group founder He Xiangjian lost $1.8 billion, the most among that group, as shares of the appliance manufacturer tumbled 8.9%. He was followed by Zhang Fan, whose fortune …

Bloomberg Central banks in Asia face increasing calls to cut interest rates as they jump into action against a spiralling coronavirus crisis that’s hammering tourism, travel and confidence across the region. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) trimmed some interest rates and injected massive liquidity into the financial system to shore up slumping markets. Indonesia’s central bank said it was …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) needs an “understandable, forward-looking and realistic” inflation goal — but not necessarily a higher one, according to Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. The German staked out his position on the most important part of the ECB’s strategy review for the first time since President Christine Lagarde launched the assessment last month. She was in the …