Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider downgrading its assessment on factory output at its rate review this month from its view in October, Reuters reported, citing unidentified people. October output was “weak,” with the key worry being the impact of sluggish automobile demand, Reuters cited one person with direct knowledge of the matter as saying. Two other unidentified …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank is done with cutting interest rates despite persistent downside risks to growth, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. With officials increasingly concerned about the impact of negative rates and President Christine Lagarde about to announce a strategic review, most respondents said monetary policy is on autopilot for the next two years. That’s a turnaround …

Bloomberg Saab AB wants control of local manufacturing in India if it beats the likes of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. in the race for the world’s biggest warplane contract. The Swedish manufacturer is in the running to supply 114 Gripen fighters in a deal valued at more than $15 billion as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to modernise …