Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 28 August 2025

France is on the cusp of a political crisis as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou rushes to rein in public debt, and we discuss how this makes French assets less investable. Also, we look at Fed Chair Jerome Powell opening the door for a September rate cut, express concern over Indonesia’s “patriot bonds”, and take some pointers from the world’s best performing sovereign fund.

“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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