AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHousing & consumer demand: Dublin’s second-hand market is cooling as mortgage rates bite, with sales slowing and prices up just 2.6% over three months, while other Irish cities show more resilience. Food supply & prices: Indonesia’s Bulog is distributing about 4,000 tons of rice daily to stabilise market prices, with premium rice also being rolled out under fixed retail price caps. Retail & consumer spending: Hong Kong retail sales value rose 5.6% year-on-year in August, led by jewellery and online growth, as visitor arrivals climbed. Competition & enforcement: Ireland’s CCPC carried out “dawn raids” on solar panel businesses over suspected bid-rigging, warning firms to come forward with information. Business regulation: Pennsylvania police reminded operators of skill-game machines that an Oct. 13 deadline approaches after the state’s top court ruled the devices are slot machines. AI & fraud prevention: Singapore businesses are moving fraud checks earlier in onboarding to spot stolen and synthetic identities before accounts go live. Corporate moves: Co-op appointed Alex Dower as managing director of its Retail business. Markets & rates: Bond yield spikes and the upcoming US jobs report are driving cautious sentiment across global stocks.
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