Beyond Markets

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts After the recent Politbuero meeting we see policy easing finally picking up. The market is most focused on the housing policy right now, given that the line “homes are for living, not for speculation” has been removed from the Politbuero meeting statement. But what is more interesting, is that for the first time, policymakers acknowledge the changes in the demand-supply dynamics in the Chinese housing market, and the need for more flexible policies.We ask our guest speaker Hong Hao, Partner and Chief Economist at GROW Investment Group (GROW), among other, how challenging the business environment is for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and what policy help they would need. When considering China policy and the economic outlook, the US policy rate and other factors, should we expect the RMB to rebound further? And with regards to the stock market, will most of the opportunities be in specific themes or sectors in the second half of the year and what are some guiding principles for investors? Find out more in this episode of our monthly podcast series with our China partner GROW and Richard Tang, China Strategist and Head Research Hong Kong at Julius Baer.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts Are Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) still relevant today? What are the benefits, opportunities, and challenges? Can Asian REITs still add value to investors’ portfolios? Find out more in this episode with our Julius Baer experts Jia Hao Sng, Head of Mandate Advisory Singapore and Alison Seng, Senior Portfolio Manager of Asia Equities.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts In this episode we explore Credit Linked Notes and how they play an important role in a diversified portfolio in the current market environment. Listen until the end of this episode to find out what dumplings have in common with Credit Linked Notes. Josiah Leow, Structured Product Specialist at Julius Baer, explains.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts In this episode, we discuss what’s on the radar for us that could move the markets. Its full swing into results season with markets grinding to near its all time highs. We also take stock of the jarring decision by the bank of Japan to retune its yield curve control.This episode is presented by Kelly Chia (Deputy Head of Research, Asia).

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts We all need somewhere to call home, but aside from residential property, real estate represents an asset class that can hold many varying opportunities for investors. In this episode of Beyond Markets, we speak to Markus Waeber, Head of Indirect Real Estate Advisory & Intelligence.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts In this episode, Loretta Leung, Fund Specialist at Julius Baer and guest speaker Derek O’Leary, CEO of Global Private Wealth at Blue Owl Capital, take a closer look at the private credit market, explore the behavior of private credit over the course of a market cycle and share their insights on the development of the market. Find out more in this episode.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts In this episode of The Week in Markets, we discuss on the takeaways of the politburo meeting that just concluded, why we think the Chinese market will range-trade, and what are the thematic and sector ideas.  This is a busy week for investors because central banks in the US, Europe and Japan are all meeting this week, while large cap US tech stocks are reporting their earnings.  We also give a brief overview of each of the events. This episode is presented by Richard Tang, China strategist and Head of Research Hong Kong for Julius Baer.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts What exactly do we mean by alternative investments? And why are investors paying more and more attention to them? In this episode of the Beyond Markets podcast, Adrienne Jaersvall, Head of Fund Advisory at Julius Baer, talks to Helen Freer, Investment Writer, to answer these questions. They also discuss various alternative investments including relative value strategies, and Adrienne offers her insights on how investors can incorporate them into their portfolios. 0:56      Why have we been hearing more about alternative investments?2:44      How can an investor best incorporate alternative investments into their portfolio?3:58      Can alternatives lower the overall risk level of a portfolio?5:18      How can hedge funds add value to a portfolio?7:17      Within hedge funds, which strategies do you like at the moment in particular?7:56      What are relative value strategies?10:11    How does merger arbitrage work?11:25    How can relative value strategies protect investors from volatility?13:20    Why should relative value strategies do well in the current environment?

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts The dollar fell 2.3% last week to below the psychologically-significant 100 level as US inflation numbers continue to go down nicely. Fed fund futures see a 92% chance of a rate hike on July 26, so the market won’t be surprised when that happens. More importantly is September and beyond. Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller (considered the 2nd most hawkish voting member) said last week: “In September if inflation bounces back, we should hike. But if the data looks like we’re making progress - we’ll get 2 more CPI reports - if they look like the last 2, the data would suggest maybe stopping.” Although the S&P 500 Index's 17.5% rise this year may appear excessive, in past years with such strong year-to-date moves, the index rose through the remainder of the year three-quarters of the time. Importantly, the bull market that had been confined to large technology stocks is broadening to other sectors, including cyclical ones. Their move contradicts the still widely-held believe that a sharp economic slowdown or recession is on the horizon.This episode is brought to you by Mark Matthews, Head of Research Asia at Julius Baer.

The Beyond Markets podcast channel is wrapping up on a high note at the end of 2025. But do not worry! The conversation continues on our podcast Moving Markets by Julius Baer, where we'll be sharing fresh insights and analysis on current market developments. Subscribe to Moving Markets on Spotify Subscribe to Moving Markets on Apple Podcasts In this Business Leaders episode of our Beyond Markets podcast, Alan Hooks is joined by Kerrie Jones, founder and CEO of specialist eating disorder treatment service, Orri. In this episode, Kerrie discusses the power of kindness and the realities of running a purpose-driven business.