AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUS-China Trade: China’s commerce ministry says the latest Beijing consultations delivered “positive outcomes,” including a preliminary tariff consensus and plans to expand agricultural market access via reciprocal tariff cuts and work on non-tariff barriers, with new trade and investment boards set up after Trump-Xi talks. Rates & Bonds: Energy and Iran-war jitters are feeding a bond selloff, pushing the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest since 2007 near 5.13%, raising mortgage and consumer-credit pressure. Markets Watch: Muscat’s stock market slid again—market cap down to about OMR 37.38bn and the main index slipping below 8,000—while Gulf sentiment weighed on oil and geopolitics. Crypto Tech: XRP is getting a fresh AI-trading push as AixAlpha launches an “intelligent trading system,” while Bitcoin’s recent drop and liquidations keep traders focused on macro-driven volatility. Corporate/Finance: Kean University’s merger with NJCU gets credit-rating affirmations; Russia’s court orders Euroclear to pay about $250bn over frozen assets.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.