Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 13 November 2025

China’s domestic retail market is proving to be fiercely unique that even global giants like Starbucks and Burger King are finding hard to navigate. To us, this shows that investors seeking to cash in on China’s growth story should invest directly in Chinese companies. We also look at Japan’s plan to offer tax breaks  for new AI investments, the upcoming vacancies at the European Central Bank, and Scotland’s return to the bond market after over 300 years.

“Sound Economies with Mel & Peter” is a weekly podcast show where our founding CEO Peter Lundgreen and Manila-based Chief Economist Mel Lopez discuss what’s happening in economies around the world and their views of the global financial markets.

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