AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHSBC exits Australian retail banking: The bank is selling its Australian home-loan and personal-loan portfolio to Blackstone (reported at about US$25b), ending nearly 40 years in retail and reshaping options for borrowers. Housing resilience in Queensland: PropTrack flags 11 Qld regions that held up through past downturns, including Brisbane inner city, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Logan, plus regional centres like Cairns and Toowoomba—useful for investors watching where the next cycle may start. AI access race: The Albanese government is in talks with the US to secure privileged access to powerful AI models for critical infrastructure, as cybersecurity concerns shape what’s allowed in Australia. Energy and inflation pressure: With the Iran-linked oil shock still dragging on, ABC reports how higher fuel and supply-chain costs are feeding into everyday prices like milk. Northern prawn squeeze: Tiger prawn season opens with far fewer trawlers—27 this year—after high fuel costs and the collapse of A Raptis and Sons left vessels idle. Credit card perks cut back: Banks are quietly reducing rewards and sign-up bonuses, hitting small-business and consumer travel economics ahead of planned surcharge changes.
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