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The cryptocurrency market is sensationally hot. The pace at which new money is flooding into the market is staggering. Some of the hype might turn out to be justified, but there are plenty of ridiculous ideas getting swept up in the palaver. Here are nine of the best.

Chinese authorities are once again voicing their desire to get back on track with the reform agenda. But Bond Connect aside, there is not much evidence the powers that be are delivering on that promise — as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rightly makes clear in its China country report.

Germany’s constitutional court has referred several questions to the European Court of Justice over whether the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) is compatible with European Union rules prohibiting monetary financing by central banks. As was proved with Germany’s challenge of the European Central Bank’s Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT), there is again likely to be little effect from the move — and in any case, Germany’s judiciary should learn that at times of crisis, central banks should be left to wave their magic wands.

US private equity firms keep an eye on European deals, but their doubts over the eurozone’s future become a deterrent at times. Now that Germany and France are signalling a zealous commitment to the European project, the chance is ripe to regain their trust.

Financial institutions bond bankers have reported growing interest in the the primary market this week, with a number of banks pencilling in next month as an attractive window for debt capital offerings.

Akbank, one of Turkey’s largest banks, has secured another $1.2bn facility for this year in its second round of refinancing, proving the credit is still an attractive prospect for the market.

Abu Dhabi’s national energy company Taqa is looking to issue a new bond to refinance $500m of debt due in October.

Amazon will dominate US corporate bond issuance on Tuesday when it announces a multi-tranche transaction to refinance the $13.7bn financing package put in place for its acquisition of Whole Foods.

Jamaica has announced initial price thoughts on taps of its existing 6.75% 2028s and 7.875% 2045s as it looks to raise new cash to buy back existing bonds.

A third equity banker has left the senior ranks of Goldman Sachs to join HSBC in Hong Kong, following Chito Jeyarajah’s recent exit from the US bulge bracket firm.

Harbin Bank, China Orient Asset Management and Baota Petrochemical Group are one step closer to raising funds in the international capital markets, having received regulatory approvals for foreign currency bonds.

Barbeque-Nation Hospitality has submitted a listing application to the regulator in India for a $100m-plus IPO through four bookrunners.