AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI Adoption & Productivity: The UK’s CBI and Oliver Wyman say the next decade must be an “Adoption Decade,” shifting from AI pilots to real scaling to close an “execution divide.” Crypto & Prediction Markets: Trump is set to meet crypto and prediction-market CEOs at the White House, while traders keep pricing a September Fed “hold” around 74% across Polymarket and Kalshi. Housing & Regulation: UBS flags four risks that could cool Hong Kong’s property recovery, and Berlin’s rent-control saga shows how regulatory risk can linger after court reversals. Markets & Rates: Falling inflation is lifting demand for money-market assets, and Japan’s profit outlook rises on AI/chips even as growth data clouds BoJ timing. Corporate Growth Moves: Suntory targets India as its third-largest whisky market by 2030; Sims points to AI demand boosting FY26 earnings; Macmahon posts record FY26 revenue and outlook. Global Finance Innovation: Africa Finance Corporation raises CHF350m via a Swiss-listed digital bond, signaling deeper tokenized-debt adoption. Consumer Shifts: GLP-1 drugs are reshaping ice cream toward lower-calorie, higher-protein recipes and smaller portions. Local Business Expansion: Cebu leaders urge firms to look beyond local markets toward East Asia as growth slows.
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