AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHSBC deal with Allianz: HSBC agreed to sell its Singapore health and life insurance business to Allianz for about $2.1bn (£1.6bn), with completion targeted for H1 2027 and a 15-year partnership afterward. Markets & rates: Global bonds sold off as oil pushed inflation fears; Germany’s 10-year yield hit the highest since 2011 and the Bloomberg Global Treasury Index jumped, setting up a credibility test for central banks. ECB watch: European shares were steady as investors weighed higher oil prices and earnings; the ECB kept rates unchanged but signalled a September hike remains on the table. Euro zone data: The euro area returned to growth in July for the first time in four months, led by a rebound in new orders, with Germany also back in expansion. German banking risk: Prosecutors searched Deutsche Bank HQ over legacy tax trades, adding pressure to compliance and governance scrutiny. Energy transition finance: Klarna secured a €900m German forward-flow and warehouse financing facility, underlining continued appetite for consumer-credit funding in Germany. Defense-industrial spending: Rheinmetall’s Bavaria powder plant expansion and SAFE-linked Romanian shipbuilding obligations point to sustained capex in Europe’s defense supply chain.
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