Bloomberg Oil steadied after sliding for six days in a row as signs of tighter supply in the US and Opec jostled with ongoing concern that a fragile global economy is eroding fuel demand. Futures held near $54 a barrel in New York after falling 8.6% since September 23. The American Petroleum Institute reported that US crude inventories fell by …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) began its official transition to a new benchmark short-term interest rate on Wednesday, as global regulators move away from tainted Libor gauges. The new rate, known as ESTR, which reflects overnight borrowing costs of banks in the monetary bloc, fixed at -0.549 percent for October 1, the central bank said on its website. The …

Bloomberg Banco de Sabadell SA, the Spanish bank under pressure to bolster its capital, is making preparations for a potential sale of its asset management business, people familiar with the matter said. Sabadell, which has been conducting a strategic review of the business for the past few months, is now leaning towards a sale of part or all of the …