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  • President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker’s address on the state of the EU proposed more Europe as a remedy for most of what ails the bloc. A European finance minister, European Monetary Fund, and a tighter decision making system should give the Union a clearer direction. Maybe — but then he would say that.
  • Tech giant Amazon’s acquisition of American supermarket chain Whole Foods has caused much speculation since it was announced in June. Is it death knell for some traditional grocers? Will it revive others which may now be in Amazon’s sights?
  • Nordea announced on Wednesday that it was moving its headquarters from Sweden, where it has been since it was formed through a series of mergers in 2000, to Finland, where it will be supervised by the European Central Bank, as part of the ‘Banking Union’ arrangements.
  • It is not unusual to hear DCM bankers on sterling deals talk about the sophisticated nature of the investor base. Issuers on roadshows also often say they feel they have the best dialogues with UK-based investors, who have often done their credit work before meetings and want to discuss details in more depth than the usual page turning of an investor presentation deck.
  • Noble Group, the Hong Kong commodities trading firm, is in financial difficulties, but is still functioning — just.
  • SSA issuers cannot be blamed for taking advantage this week of a chance to fund with so many things to worry about on the horizon. But this most orderly of markets could see issuers locking horns over who prints when.