Standard Chartered: Market Updates

Macro Freestyle podcast – Resilience under pressure

Standard Chartered: Market Updates

Show Notes

Global markets have been resilient despite higher bond yields and ongoing geopolitical and macro uncertainty. Standard Chartered’s Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research and Chief Strategist, and Madhur Jha, Head of Thematic Research, explore the factors that could test that resilience in both DM and EM for the rest of the year – ranging from elections to rising bond yields, El Niño, fiscal pressures and the US dollar. This podcast was recorded on 12 October.

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