AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI & Markets: Tokyo stocks were mixed as the Nikkei hit a fresh intraday high on heavyweight tech buying, while investors locked in gains; SoftBank briefly overtook Toyota as Japan’s most valuable firm amid the AI rally. AI Infrastructure: SoftBank pledged up to €75bn to build AI computing clusters in France, while the US and Japan launched an “AI Manhattan Project” aimed at checking China. Middle East Risk & Rates: Oil jumped on renewed US-Iran strikes and Lebanon escalation, lifting inflation worries; Japanese bond yields rose as peace-deal hopes faded and the BOJ’s June 15-16 decision loomed. Japan Economy: Q1 capital spending edged up only slightly, and Japan’s factory activity showed expansion but with cost pressure signals. Defense & Diplomacy: Japan rejected China’s “new militarism” label at Shangri-La; China’s coast guard patrolled east of Taiwan after Japan-Philippines maritime talks. Japan-Philippines Ties: Marcos declared the relationship has entered a “platinum era” after talks with Japan’s PM. Fintech/Payments: SBI Remit hit a major cross-border transfer milestone using Ripple tech, with work on Japan’s first XRP ETF mentioned. Health Tech: Memphasys signed its first South-East Asia commercial deal, selling its Felix sperm separation system in Vietnam.
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