AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoQatar ICT Expansion: Mordor Intelligence forecasts Qatar’s ICT market more than doubling to QR137.63bn by 2031, led by 5G rollout, sovereign cloud spend, and AI/Arabic LLMs under the National Digital Agenda 2030. Middle East Oil Supply: Rystad says Gulf shut-in production has fallen sharply and expects full regional supply recovery by end-2026, with the UAE boosting Fujairah export capacity via expanded pipelines. Crypto Risk/Return: Hyperliquid’s HYPE gets a bullish 2031 valuation range (base ~$100–$160; weighted ~$145) while Zcash (ZEC) targets ~$850 by 2031; Cardano’s DeFi TVL rises despite a $20m SecondFi hack, and Bitcoin slips back under $60k amid tech-led market stress. Markets & Rates: ANZ still expects three RBNZ OCR hikes this year and a ~2% house-price drift lower, even as oil prices ease; in the US, job growth stayed resilient (May +172k) but hiring remains subdued. Energy/Commodities: Crude unwinds war premium fast (WTI near $69) as supply disruptions fade; copper debate turns to physical availability despite refined-stock surplus forecasts. Data Centers Water Gap: Texas lawmakers say most proposed data centers won’t disclose water use, raising policy risk as the pipeline grows. Tech/Business Forecasts: Meta explores a points-based prediction app (“Arena”) and DraftKings launches its own prediction exchange (DKeX), while Omdia projects RGB LED TVs to reach 13% of global TV revenue by 2030.
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