Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank (RBNZ ) left interest rates unchanged — defying widespread expectations of a cut — saying there are signs the domestic economy will stop slowing and that inflation will pick up. The local currency jumped. “Economic developments since the August Statement do not warrant a change to the already stimulatory monetary setting at this time,” the …

Bloomberg It took two years, but Home Capital Group Inc shares have regained all their lost ground since the Canadian alternative mortgage lender almost collapsed in 2017. Home Capital has doubled this year to become the sixth-best performing stock on Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index. The Toronto-based lender closed at C$29 on the Toronto Stock Exchange for a market value …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ecb)appointed Imene Rahmouni-Rousseau, a director at the Bank of France, as its next chief of market operations — a key role in implementing monetary policy following the resumption of quantitative easing. Rahmouni-Rousseau will take over as Director General Market Operations on February 1, replacing long-time chief Ulrich Bindseil, who now heads market infrastructure and payments …