Citigroup may join the lead underwriting team for AI firm Anthropic’s IPO alongside Morgan Stanley, Goldman and JP Morgan. Anthropic could file with regulators as early as the end of this month. Core bookrunner status would generate significant fees and improve a bank’s equity capital markets ranking; Citigroup is already high in U.S. IPO league tables after participating in SpaceX’s record $86.2 bln deal. IPO preparations are ongoing and the final syndicate could change, with additional banks p

美國財長貝森特：市場沒有關注許多潛在因素。

Aug 21 — Vice Minister Liao Min told a State Council Information Office briefing that during the 15th Five‑Year Plan period the Ministry of Finance will boost the effectiveness and precision of fiscal macro‑management. To stabilise growth, employment and expectations it will step up counter‑cyclical and cross‑cycle adjustments and keep a necessary deficit scale and spending intensity while optimising spending composition and concentrating funds on major national strategic tasks. The ministry said it will place greater emphasis on investment in people, reasonably raise the share of public‑service spending in total fiscal outlays, and expand development space by prioritising livelihood needs.