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  • The commercial paper market is emerging as a source of stress as financial markets creak under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis. This happened in the 2007-9 financial crisis too, but this time the strains are different. Market participants want central banks to act.
  • An extraordinary demonstration of support from the US Federal Reserve over the weekend has done nothing to lift investors' spirits, with fears about the economic consequences of Covid-19 showing through in equities, credit and even the rates market on Monday morning.
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    Since the invention of green bonds 13 years ago, market participants have circled round the problem of what is green. There are many answers, such as the Climate Bonds Initiative's standards, but none have any official authority. That is about to change. The EU's Green Bond Standard is likely to become law before the year is out, and it could alter the market in several ways.
  • The outlook for Italy continues to worsen, as both the coronavirus pandemic and financial markets rout deepened on Thursday. But essential services are functioning, in society and markets, and Italians are helping each other through the crisis, including with funding difficulties. By Jon Hay and Lewis McLellan
  • JP Morgan appoints syndicate head for private markets — RBC loses M&A banker — Mizuho names sustainability head
  • The world’s largest economy is, among advanced societies, the least prepared to deal with containing the spread of Covid-19. This will have grave repercussions for the global economy.