AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoConsumer Trade Watch: The Philippines logged record first-half 2026 trade, with exports up 13.1% to $46.72B and imports up 17.8% to $77.53B, leaving a $30.81B goods deficit as electronics and manufactured goods demand stayed resilient. Beauty Demand: L’Oréal beat expectations in Q2 with €11.6B sales, driven by haircare and mascara strength and “lipstick effect” buying. AI Spending vs Cash: Meta lifted its 2026 AI capex floor to $130B–$145B as revenue rose 28% to $60.8B, but free cash flow plunged 91% to $784M. Manufacturing Tech: Formlabs launched the Fuse X1 large-format SLS ecosystem, claiming production-quality parts in under 24 hours and up to 50% lower cost per part. Energy & Industry: BluPine Energy signed new Rajasthan C&I PPAs totaling projects in the works toward a 150MW portfolio. Tariff Risk: Nigeria’s non-oil exports face a potential hit from a proposed US 12.5% tariff, warning of weaker competitiveness and FX pressure. Auto Innovation: OMODA and JAECOO debuted a Southeast Asia “Super AI Cockpit” powered by ByteDance’s Seed LLM. Retail & Consumer Safety: Firefighters in New York urged summer staycation safety, stressing working smoke detectors and CO alarms.
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