Public funds prop up Asian markets – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 23 July 2026

Public funds prop up Asian markets – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 23 July 2026

Governments in East Asia are counting on public money to lure in private capital, but we think this is unhealthy. This episode, we look at China’s $9-billion intervention in the stock market and Japan’s $2.3-trillion investment roadmap. We also discuss outcomes of the World AI Conference in Shanghai as well as a major IPO in India. Timestamp: (00:00) - Episode rundown (00:23) - Intro (00:51) - Quick updates (02:43) - Caution ahead on Japan's new investment blueprint (10:46) - Shanghai launches World AI Organization (15:56) - Chinese state funds save stock market (19:06) - SBI Funds' Indian market debut (22:07) - Our global outlook (25:13) - Lundgreen's Invest - High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit (25:44) - Lundgreen's Capital - Next big step: IPO in 2 years

Small but mighty stocks – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 16 July 2026

Markets are likely to feel more nervous in the coming weeks as US-Iran tensions flare again, this time in the face of depleting global oil reserves. We still expect an end to the conflict soon but jitters will prevail over the next month. We see some hope in US small-cap stocks and upcoming big-ticket IPOs in China like DeepSeek and Shein despite softer GDP growth data. Timestamp: (00:00) - Episode rundown (00:22) - Intro (00:50) - Quick updates (02:15) - China GDP growth numbers ease in Q2 (10:26) - Anticipation for big-ticket Chinese IPOs (19:23) - Upswing of oil prices (20:51) - US small caps on the rise (22:44) - Our global outlook (26:13) - Lundgreen's Invest - High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit (26:44) - Lundgreen's Capital - Next big step: IPO in 2 years

Moving the needle – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 9 July 2026

Will the British economy see any sizable change under a new prime minister? We think not. This episode also looks at China possibly gatekeeping homegrown AI tools, the S&P index threatening a downgrade for Indonesia stocks, and the IMF’s odd calls for the US Fed. Timestamp: (00:00) - Episode rundown (00:26) - Intro (00:52) - Quick updates (01:43) - China gatekeeps its homegrown AI tech (09:30) - S&P Dow Jones warns downgrade for Indonesian stocks (13:52) - Andy Burnham as the UK's next PM (24:23) - IMF cautions of higher inflation and lower growth globally (29:24) - Our global outlook (32:45) - Lundgreen's Invest - High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit (33:17) - Lundgreen's Capital - Next big step: IPO in 2 years

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

SpaceX has taken off with its Wall Street debut last June. However, we argue in this episode that its surge is more hype than quality, and this might be the missing ingredient for other stock markets. We also talk about the lows of the Japanese yen and a surprise high from the US dollar. Timestamp: (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

Hardly a reset – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 25 June 2026

Oil prices are back to pre-conflict levels amid good progress on US-Iran negotiations, yet financial markets and household lifestyles did not get a reset from the high costs the war brought on. We explore what’s next after high fuel prices, a brief sell-off of AI stocks, the latest on MSCI’s ruling on Indonesia, and Japan’s momentum in arms exports in this episode. Timestamp: (00:00) - Lundgreen's Invest - High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit (00:31) - Episode rundown (00:51) - Intro (01:20) - Quick updates (03:21) - Relaxed defence exports in Japan (07:08) - Global AI stocks sell-off (11:46) - MSCI postpones decision on Indonesian stock market (16:32) - Oil prices back to normal? (24:53) - Our global outlook