Sound Economies with Mel and Peter

This week, we challenge the ECB’s view that the Eurozone is in a good place after a meagre 0.1 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter. We also look behind the scenes to explain rising yields for long-term bonds... Read More →

Exciting times ahead as a heavily tariffed, more uncertain world will greet European investors as they return from the summer holiday. In this episode, we look at new trade deals with the US, with some countries given better rates than... Read More →

We explore why the lesser-known Beijing Stock Exchange is gaining popularity among small tech firms looking to raise funding in China, so much that it has attracted over 100 IPO listing applications in 2025. In this episode, we also review... Read More →

This episode, we compare the record-high listings at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the muted IPO activity at the London bourse, and offer some explanations for the wide disparity between the two. We also talk about a unique ‘banquet... Read More →

More Asian brands are boldly expanding in the US alongside record debt issuances across emerging markets in the first half of 2025. We think these are clear signs that investors are dumping US assets in search for better margins. In... Read More →

There’s a slowdown of listing activity in Asia Pacific for the first half of 2025 amid heightened market uncertainty, but we believe that IPO-ready companies should proceed with their plans. We also look at China requiring auto makers to use... Read More →

The oil price spike over the past week was a knee-jerk reaction of the market to the escalation of attacks between Iran and Israel, but we think that most of it is speculative. We explain why we think the rising... Read More →

US and China have reached an agreement to scale down the tariff war, but we see that China-focused investors pay closer attention to domestic concerns over global trade shifts. We also talk about China’s sovereign fund interfering in the stock... Read More →

The OECD has pointed to increasing nervousness towards US assets as it cut global growth forecasts thanks to the tariff war. This matches our tempered house view towards US investments, which we think are less attractive now. We also talk... Read More →

The European Central Bank painted a grim picture as it warned that credit spreads are out of sync with market risks, but we disagree. We explain more in this episode, where we also look at a mega-meeting of central bankers... Read More →