Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 6 March 2025
The Federal Reserve appears to be facing greater pressure to cut interest rates as growth prospects will likely be dampened by Trump’s intensifying tariff war. In this episode, we look at the path of US interest rates as well as... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 27 February 2025
We see two divergent tales of consumer sentiment in the US and China: there are encouraging stories from Beijing and signs of general dissatisfaction from Washington. In this episode, we also discuss the results of Germany’s snap elections and the... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 20 February 2025
Rising inflation is now a bigger concern of mature and developing economies. Our view is that major central banks will keep interest rates on hold amid inflation woes, particularly in Europe. We also discuss rice supply problems in Japan and... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 13 February 2025
The tech sector is driving another stock market rally — only this time, Chinese developers are leading the way. We discuss how DeepSeek is powering a bull market for Chinese tech stocks and heating up the EV arm’s race between... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 06 February 2025
Trump the “magician” is seen as the prime mover for financial markets in recent weeks with new policies including fresh tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, but we find other noteworthy developments outside of the US president’s moves. In this... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 30 January 2025
After two quiet years, 2025 is likely to see a series of initial public offerings. We discuss which stock markets will likely see new listings in this episode. We then look to China and discuss the January contraction in manufacturing... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 23 January 2025
This episode, the spotlight is on Southeast Asia's residential property market, the Chinese government's attempt to stabilize the stock market, and the US President's returns to the White House.
Video – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 17 January 2025
To kick off this year, we look back at the major market movers of 2024 and identify 2025 megatrends in our maiden video podcast. Here at Lundgreen’s, we see megatrends as market developments that merit consistent monitoring in terms of... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 19 December 2024
Before we head off and celebrate the holidays, we end the year dissecting the merger talks of Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan amid the global EV race. We also tackle the impact of the US Fed’s rate cut and forward... Read More →
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 12 December 2024
We’re counting down to the holidays and to the changing of the guard in the US. Amid increased volatility, we look into China’s way forward in boosting private consumption, the mainland’s antitrust probe on Nvidia, and the fate of the... Read More →