A dangerous game – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 27 August 2026

This episode comes straight from our studio as we anticipate new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first-ever speech in Jackson Hole. From a disconnect between the actions of the US Treasury and the Fed to the potential of deploying humanoid robots across American factories, market players are seeing dangerous games unfold. This episode also gives kudos to Germany’s growth uptick, as well as growth pains hounding G20 economies.

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(00:00) – Episode rundown
(00:20) – Intro
(00:47) – Quick updates
(03:06) – IMF identifies two main obstacles stunting G20 growth
(08:52) – German economy picks up the pace
(13:23) – Trials, errors, and potential of humanoid robots
(20:06) – Anticipating the Fed chair’s speech for this year’s Jackson Hole event
(27:57) – Our global outlook
(30:15) – Lundgreen’s Invest – High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit
(30:45) – Lundgreen’s Capital – Next big step: IPO in 2 years

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

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