Bloomberg The European Central Bank says its bond-buying program was $3 trillion well spent. It said the measure helped to ease financing conditions in the euro area and contributed to achieving its price-stability mandate — even as the point when the institution will meet its inflation goal edges farther into the future. Asset purchases of some 2.6 trillion euros ($3 …

Bloomberg As one avenue for money launderers is shut, another one may be opening. In Denmark, home to Danske Bank A/S, the authorities are now taking a closer look at companies that provide payment services. The worry is that the chain of processes behind each payment is becoming so complex that criminals might be able to hide their illicit transactions. …

Bloomberg Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he’s still seeking to deliver 2 percent inflation after the government voiced support for a more flexible approach to the goal, which hasn’t been hit in a decade. Japan must reach 2 percent to achieve a self-sustaining cycle of economic growth, where higher corporate profits and wages fuel consumption and investment, …