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Global Outlook 2025 Podcast Reverberations

Eric Robertsen Global Head of Research and Chief Strategist, and Kaushik Rudra, Global Head of Fixed Income Research and Head of Asia Research, examine the implications of the US presidential transition for global growth, the USD and EM assets.

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Podcasts

Hear from our analysts as they consider the challenges facing the global economy.

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2025 Financial Market Surprises Podcast 

In this podcast, Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Research, Eric Robertsen, shares his insights on unexpected scenarios in 2025 that could fly against consensus and catch markets and the global economy off guard.

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Global Outlook Q3-2024 Podcast: Clouded by geo-economic uncertainty

Listen to Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research & Chief Strategist, and Razia Khan, Head of Africa and Middle East as they explore the the possibility of a soft landing for the global economy, and what this means for EM and frontier markets. They also look at the implications of flat growth and interest rate cuts on the US dollar, FX , commodities and more.

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Global Outlook Q2 2024 Podcast – Decision Time

Listen to Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research & Chief Strategist, and Sarah Hewin, Head of Research, Europe and the Americas, as they examine how monetary policy decisions by the US Fed and other central banks, evolving geopolitical conditions, and key elections in several countries might play out in markets. They also look at whether a strengthening US dollar is a cause or a symptom of increasing risk aversion, and why commodities like gold and copper are experiencing unusual strength.

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Global Outlook 2024 Podcast – A soft landing, with risks

As we enter 2024, we’re seeing a story of divergence across key economies. While the US has been surprisingly resilient, confidence in China’s economy is under pressure from property-sector woes and concerns about the labour market. What are the implications for other markets?

Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research & Chief Strategist, and Razia Khan, Head of Research, Africa and Middle East, share insights into why we see a soft landing, with risks, for the global economy this year.

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2024 Financial Market Surprises Podcast

What financial-market surprises could 2024 have in store? In this podcast, Eric Robertsen considers a list of scenarios that we believe have a non-zero probability of occurring in the year ahead.

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