Bloomberg Incoming European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde offered a clear sign that she’s ready to follow Mario Draghi’s path and keep monetary policy ultra-loose to lift euro-area inflation. In her first comprehensive comments on monetary policy since winning the job, she said the ECB has the tools to tackle a downturn and must be ready to use them …

Bloomberg The trade war just ratcheted up another notch and the outlook for Chinese manufacturing deteriorated further, signalling the caution that characterised a tumultuous August for global markets may have further to run. The ground is laid for a volatile start to September, exacerbated by the US Labor Day holiday on Monday crimping trading volume with Treasuries and equity markets …

Bloomberg The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index may rise to 8,450 by the end of 2019 with corporate earnings expected to grow faster this year and as government ramps up spending in the second half, according to Philequity Management Inc. The stock gauge will further climb to 9,125 in 2020 when earnings are estimated to increase 11 percent, according to …