AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSpaceX IPO frenzy and market access: Asset managers in South Korea are scrambling for allocations ahead of SpaceX’s $75B IPO, while European retail platforms invite applications for a large individual tranche—though critics warn the valuation and small float could mean a bumpy ride. Index inclusion hurdle: S&P Dow Jones rejected fast-tracking megacaps into the S&P 500, raising the odds that SpaceX (and other mega IPOs) may take years to qualify. Crypto risk-off: Bitcoin and ether are set for their worst weekly drops since the FTX era as $390B was wiped from crypto markets and leveraged positions were heavily liquidated. AI infrastructure boom: Data centre investment is forecast to near $1.6T by 2030 as “AI factories” evolve into intelligence-focused manufacturing. Policy and capital flows: Qatar touts a surge in new firms with non-Qatari capital; Oman’s OQEP signs an MoU with Libya to deepen oil-and-gas investment; LIC India seeks regulator alignment to expand long-term annuity instruments. Regional investment push: Macron unveils a €23B Africa investment package, while ECOWAS and AGRA call for more financing to transform West Africa’s rice sector. Retail sentiment watch: South Korean retail investors sold over W1tr won in overseas stocks, and the won slid to a multi-year low amid foreign selling.
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