Bloomberg After five consecutive days of increases in the monetary policy rate, leaving it close to 50 percent annually, analysts expect Argentina’s central bank will maintain this level until next month to reduce the peso’s volatility and avoid further inflationary pressure. The abrupt capital outflow that took place this week made Argentina’s peso the worst emerging markets performer year to …

Bloomberg Debenhams Plc’s lenders are prepared to grant the struggling department store chain more credit in an effort to ward off a potential low-ball buyout from billionaire shareholder Mike Ashley. After extending a 40 million-pound ($52 million) loan facility to Debenhams last week, the group of about 10 firms including hedge funds Alcentra, Angelo Gordon & Co. and Silver Point …

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. forecast an end to a record two-year run of losses after job cuts and better service offerings in an overhaul kicked off by Asia’s biggest international carrier start to yield results. The Hong Kong-based airline expects to announce next month a profit for 2018, helped in part by a strong cargo business and growth from …