AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoECB Rate Call: Markets are pricing in a second ECB hike, with the eurozone inflation backdrop pushing expectations higher and raising pressure on mortgages, cash and bond yields. Crypto Derivatives: Binance Futures added USDT-settled perpetuals for PONS and Hajimi, expanding leverage trading around fast-moving meme and alt tokens. Payments & Digital Assets: Ripple’s Swell 2026 will feature former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, signaling continued push into payments, digital assets and financial infrastructure. Banking Access & Labor: India’s bank unions are set to strike on Sept. 11 after talks failed, while MPs in the UK renew pressure over rural branch closures. Regulation & Data: A guide on India’s DPDPA highlights consent and caller-data rules for call-centre banking, and Japan’s FSA plans tougher monitoring of overseas operations at major banks. Liquidity & Deposits: RBI actions to drain excess liquidity and FCNR(B) inflows are reshaping funding costs, while S&P upgraded Kazakhstan’s banking risk outlook. Market Moves: Corporate dollar deposits hit a record at South Korean banks as the won weakens, and Standard Chartered launched institutional spot BTC/ETH trading in the UAE.
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