EU compromise narrows proposed ESMA market supervision
EU finance ministers agreed to a narrower plan for direct oversight of major cross-border market operators, but no supervisory powers have transferred.
Financial Markets
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Global markets face a three-way test as September begins
Debt, energy-driven inflation and central-bank decisions are converging in September, creating a high-information test for borrowing costs, currencies and prices.
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Paid early access to Trump’s policy posts draws federal court challenge
A federal lawsuit challenges the administration’s use of Truth Social for policy posts while Trump Media sells institutions faster API access.
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IMF Holds 2026 Global Growth Forecast at 3% as War and AI Pull Economies in Opposite Directions
The IMF kept its global growth outlook broadly unchanged, but warned that the Middle East war, stalled disinflation and financial-market repricing threaten the recovery.
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Apollo’s Aug. 4 Earnings Will Test Private-Credit Growth
Apollo’s Aug. 4 report will give investors a fuller view of earnings, private-credit flows and liquidity pressure after a preliminary filing.