Jitters high despite ceasefire – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 8 April 2026
It’s been a year since the Liberation Day tariffs, yet the world continues to suffer the costly consequences of Trump’s policies. We see higher volatility continuing in global markets despite a US-Iran ceasefire. We also look at divergent stock market strategies in Malaysia and Europe, the latter the subject of pessimistic trades.
Timestamp:
(00:00) – Episode rundown
(00:18) – Intro
(00:46) – Quick updates
(01:52) – Malaysia’s 5-year plan to expand stock markets
(08:07) – Europe as a hub for short selling
(14:55) – IMF’s health check of the US economy
(20:02) – Sustained volatility despite US-Iran conflict ceasefire
(22:08) – Our global outlook
“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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