Fanfare over IPOs – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 2 July 2026

What sets apart the oversubscribed SpaceX listing from IPOs all over the world? We think much of it is hype more than quality, which is an emerging trend among stock markets. This episode also looks at the Japanese yen trading at four-decade lows against a surprisingly strong US dollar.

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(00:00) – Lundgreen’s Invest – High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit

(00:31) – Episode rundown

(00:50) – Intro

(01:18) – Quick updates

(04:11) – Japanese yen at its 40-year low

(11:21) – US dollar reverses 2025 weakness

(13:33) – Philippines and Japan IPO trends

(19:52) – All aboard the SpaceX hype train

(24:53) – Our global outlook

“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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