Skip to content
Is there a case for cautious optimism in 2025? episode artwork

Nov 11, 2024 23 min

Is there a case for cautious optimism in 2025?

from Chemical Week

S&P Global market reporters Tara Olaleye, Paulina Wiener and Daniela Morales join Chemical Week's Rob Westervelt to discuss the impact of recent Federal Reserve interest rate cuts on petrochemical and polymer markets, particularly in housing and construction; the cautious optimism for recovery in 2025; and the current levels of consumer confidence. The panel emphasizes that despite some positive indicators, significant market improvements are unlikely until mid-2025, as high inflation and ongoing economic pressures continue to challenge consumer spending. The Chemical Week podcast is the industry's premier platform for wide-ranging discussion of issues impacting the global chemicals sector, hosted by the editors of Chemical Week and S&P Global Commodity Insights. Subscribe to the Chemical Week podcast on your favorite platform, or visit chemweek.com/podcast to view our episode archive.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Is there a case for cautious optimism in 2025?

0:00 23:16

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

Capital Ideas podcast Capital Group Want to learn how professional investors do it? The Capital Ideas podcast brings you the latest investment thinking from Capital Group, one of the world's largest investment management organizations. Each week we'll get inside the minds of portfolio managers, analysts and economists to break down market trends, macroeconomic forces, investing approaches and lessons learned from personal experience. Take 30 minutes and tap into the intellectual capital of Capital Group. Capital Client Group, Inc.All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.For full disclosures go to capitalgroup.com/global-disclosures.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Chemical Week?

This episode is 23 minutes long.

When was this Chemical Week episode published?

This episode was published on November 11, 2024.

Can I download this Chemical Week episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.