AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI Hiring Shift: Major banks are cutting junior analyst intake and using AI for screening, leaving graduates spending hours on automated interviews instead of human recruiter chats. Fed Watch: Investors head into Kevin Warsh’s first Fed chair press conference looking for signals via the dot plot, with markets largely expecting rates to stay put. HSBC-Cloud Push: HSBC struck a multi-year Google Cloud deal to roll out AI across wealth, financial crime risk and client service, targeting 200+ new AI use cases and $100m+ in savings/benefits. RBI Consumer Rules: India’s RBI finalized tougher mis-selling protections effective Jan 1, 2027—ban bundled consent, require clear opt-in, and force “No” defaults. Cyber/AI Risk: RBI asked regulated firms to complete board-approved gap assessments and action plans for frontier AI threats (including “Mythos”) by end-June. Juneteenth Banking Closures (US): Banks and the USPS are closed on Juneteenth (June 19), so plan payments and deliveries ahead. China Funding Markets: China’s finance ministry hired major banks to arrange a possible euro bond sale ahead of the June 22 week. India Markets: Indian equities closed higher on June 17, with the rupee ending roughly flat near 94.53 per dollar.
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