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Europe's banks are complaining about the allegedly too tight timetables for implementing new capital requirements. However, they have advantages over their US competitors.

Despite disappointing market debuts in recent months, Lynn Martin expects IPO activity to pick up in the new year. As NYSE Group's President points out, the world's largest stock exchanges has a highly valuable IPO backlog. Additionally, Martin wants to welcome more German companies.

Electrical and digital companies exported less to China in the first half of the year compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, exports to the US and the rest of Asia increased significantly. Andreas Gontermann, Chief Economist of the industry association ZVEI, acknowledges "a certain awareness" of geopolitical risks but doubts the effectiveness of trade restrictions.