AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFed & FX: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks kept inflation pressure front and center, nudging markets toward a possible rate hike and sending the yen briefly back to the pre-intervention 160-per-dollar level in New York. Courts & Politics: A federal judge again rejected Trump’s bid to move his New York hush-money case to federal court, saying the conduct is personal and not covered by presidential immunity. Local Business & Real Estate: The NYT reports NYC building conversion issues at the former Pfizer HQ on East 42nd St., where documents show more columns had missing or inadequate reinforcements than previously disclosed. Tech & Media: Subway ads are increasingly dominated by jargon-heavy tech startup campaigns, with spending up sharply year over year. Markets & Regulation: Prediction-market ETF filings are surging as the SEC still hasn’t approved any, while a federal appeals court ruled Nevada can regulate Kalshi—raising the odds of higher-court review. Public Safety: NYPD seized 580 pounds of cocaine worth $10M in what it calls the biggest bust in decades. Global Finance: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins a six-day U.S. visit for G20 talks and meetings with investors and CEOs.
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