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HSBC Global Research
A weekly update on key macro issues influencing developed and emerging markets around the world. Our economists, strategists and analysts share their insights, views and ideas to help guide your outlook. Subscribe now.For more from HSBC Global Research, email us at AskResearch@hsbc.comStay connected and access free to view reports and videos from HSBC Global Research follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/hsbcresearch/ or click here: https://www.gbm.hsbc.com/insights/global-research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 17, 2025 • 13min
Tech supremacy
Sean McLoughlin, Senior Global Industrials Analyst, explains how the boom in AI and cloud computing is fuelling a reacceleration in global capital expenditure.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/B6KLVmt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2025 • 19min
The LatAm low-down with Joseph Incalcaterra
Fresh from HSBC's inaugural Brazil Forum, Head of LatAm Macro Strategy Joseph Incalcaterra joins Aline van Duyn to discuss the macro landscape across Latin America's key economies.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/NBdxbGK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 2025 • 13min
Europe on a mission
Simon Wells, Chief European Economist, assesses the growth outlook for the region and the contrasting fortunes of the ECB and Bank of England in their bid to tame inflation.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/nFbhDKS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2025 • 18min
Market resilience amid global risks
Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist, looks at how the world economy is muddling through despite substantial challenges, while Ali Cakiroglu, Emerging Markets Strategist, explains why investors are becoming more bullish on EM assets.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/smqScSg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2025 • 17min
Understanding digital money
Daragh Maher, Head of Digital Assets Research, discusses which of the competing visions for digital money could become the most dominant.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/rQFq99n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2025 • 13min
US rate cuts & spending gluts
Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, US economist Ryan Wang assesses the potential pace of interest rate cuts and the implications of the growing US deficit.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/CwxmMFV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2025 • 14min
The UK’s perfect storm
From sticky inflation to precarious public finances, Liz Martins, Senior UK Economist, assesses the UK’s financial troubles as the country looks ahead to an Autumn Budget.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/kMkgkSP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 2025 • 13min
How AI can mitigate tariff costs
Alastair Pinder, Head Global and EM Equity Strategist, looks at some surprising connections between AI and tariffs and how they are changing the way companies operate.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/PJdHSbT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 8, 2025 • 14min
Payback time?
James Pomeroy, Global Economist, examines whether the frontloading of global trade in the first half of the year could unravel as new tariffs kick in.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/zDWvnwS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 2025 • 12min
Transatlantic tariff truce
Chris Hare, Senior European Economist, and Paul Mackel, Global Head of FX Research, talk through the potential implications of the US-EU trade deal.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, follow us on LinkedIn: #HSBCResearch. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" 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/wxSxzmw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.