Bloomberg Vietnam’s central bank cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years to bolster the economy amid rising global risks. The benchmark refinance rate will be lowered to 6 percent from 6.25 percent from September 16, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said on its website. The discount rate and overnight lending rate in the inter-bank market …

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG will benefit the most by far from the European Central Bank’s new tiered deposit rate, JPMorgan Chase & Co analysts led by Kian Abouhossein said. Germany’s largest lender stands to save roughly 200 million euros ($222 million) in annual interest payments thanks to a new rule that exempts a big chunk of the money it holds …

Bloomberg A further cut to negative Swiss interest rates could have the undesired effect of strengthening the franc as foreign investors pile into the country’s outperforming stock market to reap superior returns over bonds, former Swiss National Bank Chief Economist Kurt Schiltknecht wrote in daily Neue Zuercher Zeitung. “These investment opportunities don’t go unnoticed by foreign investors and often result …