Bloomberg Ideal Image, which provides services including laser hair removal, botox and skin lifts, is exploring a US initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company, which is majority-owned by private equity firm L Catterton, is working with advisers ahead of a potential listing that could occur as soon as this year, the people said. …

Bloomberg China drained the most short-term liquidity from the banking system in a year on a net basis as it reduced support after a week-long holiday. Government bond futures slid by the most since August. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) offered 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) of short-term funds to lenders, resulting in a net liquidity withdrawal of 330 …

Bloomberg Two Bank of England (BOE) officials moved to reinforce signals of an imminent rise in UK interest rates to curb inflation, with one telling households to brace for a “significantly earlier” increase than previously thought. Michael Saunders, one of the most hawkish members of the Monetary Policy Committee, suggested in remarks that investors were right to bring forward bets …

Bloomberg India’s central bank surprised markets by suspending its version of quantitative easing, signalling the start of tapering pandemic-era stimulus measures as an economic recovery takes hold. There’s no need for further bond-buying, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online broadcast, while stressing the step is not a reversal of its accommodative policy stance. The …

Bloomberg UniCredit has agreed to terminate a swap transaction with authorities in Sicily to end a dispute over deals entered into in 2005 and 2006. The transactions served to hedge Sicily’s long-term debt obligations. Both sides won’t be making any further comment on the resolution of the dispute, the Italian lender said in a statement. Disputes between a number banks …

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is delaying the publication of findings from a report into the collapse of a $10 billion group of investment funds that it ran together with Greensill Capital. The bank had initially hoped to present key findings along with its third-quarter results, but will now take longer as executives focus on the implications for their ability …

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is targeting more business in the Nordic market by utilizing its balance sheet and bringing in additional bankers, according to the region’s chief executive officer. “We are selectively hiring, but also putting capital and balance sheet behind the right type of opportunities,” Jan Olsson said in a phone interview from London. The Nordic region “really stands …

Bloomberg The yen dropped to a three-year low against the dollar, with analysts forecasting more weakness ahead as the nation’s yield differentials widen. The currency slipped as much as 0.5% to 112.75 per dollar on Monday, the weakest since December 2018, with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Credit Agricole CIB predicting the yen could drop all the way to 115, …

Bloomberg US futures dipped with European stocks as the highest oil prices since 2014 stirred fears that a spreading energy crunch will derail the global pandemic recovery. West Texas Intermediate crude rises past $80 a barrel and China’s coal futures reached a record as flooding shuttered mines. European equities were modestly lower, with declines led by travel and property firms. …

Bloomberg Surging energy prices are kindling bullish bets on developing-nation exporters, with Russia emerging as traders’ favourite investment destination. Russia’s ruble has gained more than any other emerging-market currency this month, bolstered by the prospect of higher oil revenues, while the nation’s stocks outperformed as a broad gauge of developing equities sank. It marks an abrupt change of pace for …