Anthropic Prepares For Potential Record IPO | Daybreak Europe 8/21/2026
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Anthropic expects to match or beat the size of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign of overwhelming demand from investors looking to profit from the AI boom.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative.
And Italian lender Monte dei Paschi is seeking to buy two separate banks for a combined price of €34 billion.
Clarification: Graphic edited at 00:36:00 and 00:44:30 to clarify Banca Generali’s gains on Tradegate
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe Begins, Top Stories & Global Markets
00:02:11 – Asia Markets: Bonds, Samsung & Alibaba
00:05:06 – Anthropic Targets a Blockbuster IPO, Broadcom, AI Debt & Data Center Financing
00:08:09 – US Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Plan to Tackle U.S. Borrowing Costs, AI Spending Adds Pressure to Bond Yields
00:12:04 – US Prepares New Economic Pressure on Iran, Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz
00:17:03 – China-Switzerland Trade Deal & Other Headlines
00:18:32 – Monte Paschi Launches Italian Bank Bids
00:21:40 – UK Banks, Deutsche Bank & Market Update
00:25:19 – Euro Area PMIs & the ECB Rate Outlook
00:27:38 – Germany’s Industrial Crisis, Germany’s Economy & Rising Political Pressure, AfD Gains Ahead of German Regional Elections
00:36:01 – Italian Banking Bids: Market Reaction
00:38:10 – Poland Searches for a New Growth Model, Poland’s Foreign Investment Strategy, Poland’s Political & Geopolitical Risks
00:44:42 – Monte Paschi Bid: Latest Market Moves
00:45:21 – Why Global Long-Term Bond Yields Are Rising
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