Introduction

H s b c globel research makro view point podcast, and our weekly chat with our team of economists and strategists from around the world. This week well be talking with stephen king, senior economic adviser, about inflation and whether policy makers are behind the curve in responding to record price rises we have seen this year. Trade economist chanell genigam joins us to discuss the impact of h coved lock down in shanghai on global supply chains. And in a moment, we'll hear from our head of f x research, pall mackle, about the rapid decline of the chinese currency in april.