Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi will test the composure of global policy makers this week as he unleashes a barrage of stimulus to shore up economic growth. The monetary easing will probably feature the centerpiece of an interest-rate cut that widens the difference between borrowing costs in the euro area and elsewhere. That will potentially affect foreign …

Bloomberg Citigroup Inc and Credit Suisse Group AG are expecting more African deals as governments sell assets and Ethiopia opens up. “Privatisation is a theme we see as becoming increasingly important given the fiscal pressures faced by many African governments,” Vikas Seth, the head of global emerging markets within investment banking and capital markets at Credit Suisse Group AG, said …

Bloomberg It’s important that the next governor of the Bank of England is politically sensitive, according to Kate Barker, who is part of the panel interviewing candidates for the job. “If you’re really appointing a governor for eight years, it’s pretty difficult to foresee the political circumstances through that eight years into which this person is going to have to …

Bloomberg Morgan Stanley has hired Umi Mehta, an investment banker focussed on internet companies, from Bank of America (BofA) Corp in Silicon Valley, according to people familiar with the matter. Mehta has started work as a managing director of global internet at Morgan Stanley’s office in Menlo Park, California, working alongside Kate Claassen as co-head of the group, said the …

Bloomberg The World Bank projects Indonesia’s economic growth will slide to below 5% next year and warned of “severe” outflows if global risks worsen. The forecasts were made in a presentation to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who didn’t want to be identified because the discussions were private. The presentation slides — …

Bloomberg Lloyds Banking Group Plc suspended its share buyback after a last-minute rush of compensation claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance, taking its total costs for the scandal to 21.8 billion pounds ($26.7 billion). Lloyds shares fell as much as 2.5 percent in London. The bank is making a further provision of between 1.2 billion pounds and 1.8 billion pounds …

Bloomberg Oil kept up its push higher after Saudi Arabia’s new energy minister signaled that Opec and its allies would continue with output cuts as the group prepared to gather in Abu Dhabi. Futures in New York added as much as 2.9% after newly-appointed Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said there won’t be radical change in the policy …

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is unwrapping not just new models at the Frankfurt car show, but also a tweaked logo as the world’s biggest carmaker ushers in the electric era. Little-changed since World War II, the new VW emblem will be uncovered atop its headquarters in Wolfsburg on Monday. Then later in Frankfurt, the manufacturer will unveil the VW brand’s electric-powered …

Bloomberg Ken Griffin’s splurge on luxury real estate properties shows no signs of abating. The hedge fund titan spent $99.1 million for a beachfront house adjacent to his existing Palm Beach estate, according to the Palm Beach Post, citing sources with knowledge of the transaction and a deed filing. A Palm Beach County document confirmed the purchase price, but didn’t …

Bloomberg US stock-index futures climbed with equities in Asia as traders weighed a series of fresh stimulus moves expected from the world’s central banks. Shares fluctuated in Europe, where bonds slipped alongside Treasuries. Contracts on the three main US stock gauges advanced after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave his last speech before the next policy meeting and cemented views …