AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Arms Race in Finance: Singapore banks are leaning on AI capabilities to keep investment managers from drifting to Hong Kong, where tax incentives are being pitched as the bigger lure. Central Banking Risk: A Wall Street Journal analysis warns that emergency market backstops can quietly encourage leverage, lowering yields until a sudden unwind hits. Big Tech Meets Wall Street: Nvidia shares jumped as a $500bn AI infrastructure push drew analyst support, while AMD rallied after a $4.75bn investment-grade bond sale and UiPath surged on its first profitable quarter. Rates Pressure in Nepal: Nepal’s commercial banks cut deposit rates further in Bhadra as excess liquidity persists. Corporate Finance Watch: Indian Bank plans $400m ECB this week (and more later) to tap RBI’s concessional swap window. Debt Buyers in South Korea: Only about four of the biggest distressed-debt firms have joined a government relief fund, citing low purchase prices. Crypto Banking Move: Trump-linked World Liberty Financial received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter. West Bank Tensions: Reports say Palestinian families were trapped in Qusra as settler violence and military actions escalate.
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