Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 18 September 2025

The US Fed has delivered its first rate cut for 2025 — smaller than what we saw needed, but affirms our view that a tighter job market is now a bigger concern than inflation. We also look at lower credit scores for Americans, Mars’ planned €1B investment in Europe as US sales are projected to ease, and China’s tourism push to boost GDP growth.

“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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