Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 23 January 2025

To start off this episode, we give a brief run-through of the current situation on Southeast Asia’s residential property market. Then, we dive into the Chinese government’s newest attempt to stabilize the stock market by requiring state-run insurers and mutual fund managers to increase their equity investments. Finally, we look towards the West where US President Donald Trump returns to the White House with his “opportunistic” approach towards domestic and foreign policy.

“Sound Economies with Mel & Peter” is a weekly podcast show 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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