AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEU Rates & Markets: European shares edged up but looked set for their worst week since April as bond yields climbed and the ECB’s hawkish turn fed expectations of further rate hikes ahead of US CPI. EV Demand: Europe led global electric-vehicle growth in August, with incentives boosting sales while China and North America lagged. Crypto & Banking: Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss staff as it pivots toward global wealth management; Denmark’s central bank flagged risks from US dollar stablecoins. Regulation & Legal Tech: Lexroom snapped up Query Juriste and Praven Intelekt to expand its legal AI platform; ESMA warned on tokenized equities and DeFi’s growing reach. Energy & Infrastructure: Skyborn hit financial close on Germany’s Gennaker offshore wind project with €2.1bn non-recourse financing; XRG, ADNOC and SEFE signed an MoU to explore gas and LNG opportunities for Germany. Geopolitics & Finance: The EU said use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine remains possible, while Armenia and the EU prosecutors signed a cooperation deal targeting financial crime. UAE–Germany Deal: A €40bn UAE investment package for Germany was announced alongside a strategic dialogue spanning data centres, AI, energy and financial services.
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