AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoFed Rates Watch: US Treasury traders fully priced a Fed rate hike by year-end after May jobs beat forecasts, keeping yields elevated. Anti-Fraud & Compliance: Treasury’s FinCEN and bank regulators warned lenders to flag identity theft, payroll tax fraud and schemes tied to people not authorized to work, including ITIN-related red flags. Consumer Protection Politics: Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill to restore CFPB funding by forcing automatic transfers and setting a funding floor. RBI Liquidity & Deposits: India’s central bank kept the repo at 5.25% but proposed LCR-linked differential pricing for bulk deposits and tighter deposit-rate disclosures. Rupee Support: RBI also moved to attract dollars via scrapping capital gains tax for foreign holders of government bonds and improving dollar deposit schemes for non-resident Indians. Banking Network Reshuffle: NatWest confirmed nine more branch closures, while Lloyds removed the ability for customers to rename accounts online—sparking backlash. SpaceX IPO Banking: SpaceX told IPO banks it won’t change its $135 share price; lead banks are also navigating export-control limits that exclude China and Hong Kong investors. Deal/Capital Markets: PGIM launched a Luxembourg private credit fund for wealth investors, and SEBI cleared IPO plans for Oyo and others, signaling continued primary-market activity.
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