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August 18th - U.S. investment-grade bond issuance hit a record high for the third consecutive month, continuing the fastest issuance pace in the history of the bond market. Heavy corporate investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving increasing demand for corporate borrowing. Statistics show that as of Monday, U.S. investment-grade bond issuance reached $145.2 billion in August, surpassing the previous record of $136 billion set in August 2020. Earlier this year, January, June, and July all set their own monthly issuance records, and three other months saw the second-highest issuance volumes on record. Data shows that this months issuance was primarily driven by Alphabets (GOOG.O) $25 billion bond issuance. This is the eighth deal this year to reach or exceed $25 billion, and all eight deals have involved technology companies.Jared Kushner, Trumps son-in-law: If Iran is willing to fulfill the agreement previously discussed with the US and give up its ability to manufacture nuclear weapons, then the US is obviously willing to make a deal; but at present, Iran has not shown any willingness to take measures that are in the USs interest.According to The Times, U.S. Trade Representative Greer said Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on the UK was “not a bluff.”Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.27% at 25,355 points in overnight trading, a discount of 98 points.U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve still has 300 million barrels, and the reserve will be higher than before the conflict ends.
