Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 2 October 2025
What others see as a persistent dollar weakness, we attribute to emerging market currencies gaining momentum — and we explain why. In this episode, we also talk about the ADB’s tempered outlook towards Southeast Asia, China’s week-long holiday spending spree, and weaker US private sector jobs data.
Time stamps:
00:00 – Start
00:54 – Quick updates
01:41 – The latest on global markets
02:43 – ADB’s latest Southeast Asia economic outlook
08:26 – China’s week-long holiday
14:06 – A weaker USD or stronger emerging market currencies?
19:00 – US’ private sector job market slip and government shutdown
22:30 – Our global outlook
“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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