Bloomberg At a campaign stop outside a picturesque market town in Saxony, Armin Laschet was faced with a very delicate political dilemma for a German politician: what to put on his bratwurst. With cameras clicking, the faltering favourite to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor hesitated before picking ketchup, while a local ally from his Christian Democratic party subtly noted Saxony’s ...

Bloomberg Climate activists are starting to map out a coordinated campaign to oppose the potential re-nomination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, because they view his record on fighting climate change through the banking system as scant and not aggressive enough. The campaign will kick off on August 26 at the start of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, a gathering ...

Bloomberg Argentine digital bank Brubank, founded by a former Citigroup Inc executive, is looking to expand to Colombia and Peru in 2022 after raising more financing at the end of this year. The Buenos Aires-based company is planning a Series B funding round during the last quarter of 2021 to invest more in Argentina and to finance an expansion into ...