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Bank of Canada plans to raise interest rates

Bloomberg The Bank of Canada released guidance for the first time on how it plans to eventually reduce monetary stimulus, saying it will first raise interest rates before curbing its holdings of government bonds. Governor Tiff Macklem provided details on what he called central bank’s “monetary policy for the recovery.” Macklem reiterated the bank intends to bring its bond purchases ...

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UniCredit seeks better terms on Amundi deal

Bloomberg UniCredit SpA is seeking to renegotiate a five-year-old deal with Amundi SA to distribute asset management products, in a further sign of Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel’s drive to reshape Italy’s second-largest lender. Orcel aims to improve the terms of an accord stemming from the purchase by the French asset manager of UniCredit’s Pioneer Global Asset Management unit that’s ...

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Sri Lanka central bank chief quits amid reserves crisis

Bloomberg Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Weligamage Don Lakshman will step down on September 14 as the nation faces a deepening forex crisis that threatens its ability to import goods and service debt. His announcement comes as the South Asian island nation faces dwindling reserves and revenues, looming debt repayments and struggles with an extended lockdown to stem record ...

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