Can’t have your cake – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 23 April 2026
China’s price war problem has spread to online food orders, putting attempts to perk up domestic consumption at risk. Episode 80 also looks at MSCI’s delisting of two Indonesian stocks, Japan lifting its export ban on weaponry, and shifts in the global middle class.
Timestamp:
(00:00) – Episode rundown
(00:14) – Intro
(00:42) – Quick updates
(01:49) – China price wars spreads to e-commerce
(07:44) – MSCI responds to stock frying in Indonesia
(14:18) – Japan relaxes weaponry sales
(19:28) – Shifting global middle class
(31:07) – Our global outlook
“Sound Economies with Mel & Peter” is a weekly podcast 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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