Discussion on the recent activity in the corporate bond market, upcoming meetings of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve, and the European Union's announcement of new regulations for tech companies.
US and European corporate bond markets have started September with a bang, the EU released a list of digital services that will have to comply with the bloc’s new regulations, and the FT’s Alice Hancock explains how Europe’s drought is hitting the agriculture and energy industries.
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