Herald turns interviewer this week and Fred's in the spotlight, as our co-hosts discuss trade, consumption, central bank action and more across Asia in 2026.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/vH9rXCW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Murat Ulgen joins Herald and Fred to talk AI, US outflows and Asia's influence over global emerging markets, all in the context of EM's outperformance in 2025.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/QrL2kKQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Herald takes on the role of interviewee this week, as he and Fred look at what's driven Asian equity markets in 2025, and what investors are likely to be watching in the year ahead.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/wvPzpMC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Head of Luxury and Consumer Research Erwan Rambourg joins Herald for a lively chat on the state of the luxury market across Asia and beyond.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/gdmsgks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred welcomes HSBC's Chief Precious Metals Analyst James Steel to the podcast for a comprehensive look at the recent gold rally and the critical role that markets including China and India play in the global gold trade.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ASEAN Economist Aris Dacanay joins Herald and Fred to explain why Southeast Asian economies could actually see rising market share across various sectors as a result of US import tariffs.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/W9vcfSd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded in front of a live audience on 21 October 2025, Fred and Herald are joined on stage in Hong Kong by Jing Liu, Yuqian Ding and Frank Lee for a comprehensive round-up of the major macro and micro talking points in Asia.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/zJCkN77 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Herald catches up with Chief China Economist Jing Liu as Beijing gears up for its fourth plenum, where the economic agenda for next five years will be set.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/dxd6clm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred has the studio all to himself, and that can only mean one thing: a comprehensive review of the key talking points shaping Asian economics from tariffs to central bank action and, of course, AI.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/xglRmRg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From inflation to political tensions, Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for Global Commodities, joins Fred to talk through various factors keeping commodity markets deceptively flat at the moment.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/S9wjzKP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist and Strategist at HSBC, joins Fred to discuss the outlook for India's economy at a time of higher-than-expected US tariffs, visa changes and domestic reform.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/lTWL7T7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With the Fed lowering interest rates, and talk of similar cuts in Asia, Fred and Herald discuss how dynamics in the region differ from the US, and what the tug-of-war between growth and inflation means for Asian stock markets.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/6gbsHL7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred and Herald sit down to discuss the idea that there could be a fundamental shift happening in global investment patterns. The question is, if investors are ready to look beyond the US market, what could that mean for Asia?For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/7WnBPrD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With Vietnam on the cusp of an index upgrade, Herald and Fred sit down with Asia Equity Strategist Prerna Garg for a look at what emerging market status could mean for the country, and how it's served former frontier markets in the past.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/pxpfNfB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred and Herald are back in the studio and ready to catch up on what's shaping Asian markets and economics right now.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/SFrjHVv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s a studio full of equity strategists as Herald is joined by Prerna Garg and Adam Qi to discuss the ever-growing numbers of Asian investors buying up stocks in the region, and why is now an important time for this trend to continue.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/lwPtFxq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Herald has returned from his summer holiday to a new buzzword in Chinese economics: “anti-involution”. Fortunately, Chief China Economist Jing Liu is on hand to explain what it means.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/dGRXDLn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred Neumann sits down with Head of China Autos research Yuqian Ding to talk all things EV in China, from scale and competition to autonomous driving and tank turns.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/DXgQnBt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred Neumann is joined by fellow Asia economists Erin Xin, Aris Dacanay and Justin Feng for a look at the key economic and political events coming up in the region in the next few months.For more content from HSBC Global Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/MNXDdMq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With record-setting IPOs and more cash coming in from across the border, Fred Neumann sits down with Michelle Kwok and Erin Xin to talk about Hong Kong’s latest iteration as a world-leading centre for finance and beyond.For more content from HSBC Global Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our global podcast "The Macro Brief" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions.Disclosures and Disclaimers: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/CmkRdVM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.