AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoBanking Capital Markets: Bank of America unveiled a $250B, 18-month Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative to fund U.S. digital, energy/power, and core infrastructure projects through July 4, 2027—signaling a Wall Street push for an AI-and-physical-infrastructure spending cycle. Regulation & Rates: India’s RBI proposed harmonised loan-pricing rules for fixed and floating loans, tightening how banks set benchmarks and risk spreads, with public comments due by Sept. 11 and a planned start from April 1, 2027. Digital Pound Trials: The Bank of England picked Polygon Labs, NOBO Finance and Dun & Bradstreet for Phase 2 of its Digital Pound Lab, testing how central bank money and stablecoins could speed cross-border trade for SMEs. Crypto Policy: Russia moved to restrict retail crypto trading to bitcoin, ether and USDT on regulated exchanges, while Hyperliquid stepped up lobbying U.S. regulators for a compliant path to launch U.S. perpetual futures. Payments & Trade: Tanzania launched direct RMB settlement via Stanbic Bank Tanzania to cut costs and simplify China trade payments. Market Plumbing: DTCC ran live tokenized trades using “digital twins” for real stocks/ETFs/Treasurys, a step toward a broader commercial tokenization rollout. AI Risk: BCG warned that AI in banking must come with stronger governance and shared cyber defenses to curb systemic cyber risk.
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