AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoConsumer Pressure Watch: Four big U.S. retailers (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Target) are set to report this week, and the key question is whether shoppers are finally cracking under high prices—especially energy-driven costs and higher borrowing. Japan Macro Resilience: Japan’s economy grew at a 2.1% annualized pace in Jan–Mar, helped by consumer spending, even as oil prices stay elevated after the Iran-linked Strait of Hormuz disruption. Energy & Power Stress: Severe weather is driving outages in Michigan (about 50,000 customers), while the Philippines’ Visayas is pushing new power projects (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydro plus storage) to stabilize a grid hit by coal plant forced outages. Retail & Tech Moves: Amazon faces a consumer suit over Subscribe & Save pricing; Blue Yonder and NVIDIA unveiled an AI “Model Training Factory” aimed at more autonomous supply-chain operations. Market Mood: Australia’s consumer sentiment ticked up in May, but remains gloomy due to energy supply uncertainty and rate-hike fears. Regulation & Labor: Bulgaria’s retail lobby warns foreign-worker hiring rules are too slow, and Oregon is pushing hay exports to China via a new supply deal.
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