AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTech Earnings Watch: Micron is set to report Q4 results Sept. 30, with Wall Street focused on AI-driven DRAM/NAND demand and HBM momentum. Housing & Cost of Living: A new affordable homes and retail scheme is under way on a derelict Lochgelly site, while a separate report argues the S&P 500 has outpaced U.S. housing returns over the past decade as mortgage rates stay above 7%. Construction & Local Business Impact: Work is starting on a Lochgelly redevelopment, and in Rochester, ongoing transit construction is squeezing nearby retailers’ sales. Commodities: Copper slid as China’s industrial profits growth cooled ahead of the Oct. 1 holiday, keeping demand worries in focus. Regulation & Competition: Pakistan’s telecom regulator proposes tougher rules for operators with significant market power, and the UK competition tribunal let part of a consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon proceed. Energy Prices: Romania approved higher household gas tariffs from Oct. 1, nearly 29% up with VAT. Business Expansion: Malaysia’s RedPlanet targets RM13.3m via an IPO ahead of an ACE Market transfer, and OCBC Malaysia and MIDA signed an MOU to pull in higher-value ASEAN and East Asia investment. Crypto Oversight: South Korea is weighing changes to crypto market-maker rules after a yen-linked stablecoin traded far above its peg.
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