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Investing in Europe’s bond markets is costly these days. Like oil, you have to pay a storage fee to buy and own this debt, in the form of a negative yield. And the costs may be about to skyrocket.

18 months after the Trump administration’s tax reform, the trillion dollar reduction in US corporate cash piles is tailing off. But companies are increasingly managing their cash pools from the US, according to treasurers.

Determined to bring lower costs and better traceability to its operations, the commodities company collaborated with partners to introduce an enterprise-wide blockchain-style solution for trade.

Charged with risk managing a transatlantic merger deal, the group’s treasurer bought an unusual deal-contingent FX contract.