BLOOMBERG  Euro-area lenders count on financial firms from outside of banking for about 14% of their funding — underlining how the industry is exposed to potential turmoil in sectors that aren’t subject to strict regulatory oversight. Unsecured deposits make up the largest part of those liabilities, followed by debt securities and repo funding, European Central Bank (ECB) researchers said in …

BLOOMBERG  Deutsche Bank AG sees the current slump in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as an opening to boost ranks and take back some market share from Wall Street rivals. The German giant has signed on M&A veterans from peers including Bank of America Corp, Credit Suisse Group AG, Lazard Ltd and Citigroup Inc over the past couple of months and …

BLOOMBERG Treasuries and US stock futures advanced on hopes that Congress will pass a debt accord to head off a default as White House and Republican congressional leaders stepped up lobbying in support of the deal. Treasury yields fell across the curve. Yields on short-dated bills — the most at risk of a default — were indicated lower as they …