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Under the Banyan Tree by HSBC Global Research — 132 episodes

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US, China and more chocolate cake?

2

Why are equity markets ignoring the energy shock?

3

How is China using agentic AI?

4

Behind one of the biggest rallies we've ever seen

5

From the gas station to the stock exchange

6

Get ready for a LOT of driverless cars in China

7

Asia's financial systems: The Middle East stress test

8

Energy crisis: a green light for renewables?

9

South Asia Spotlight: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

10

The unintended consequences of conflict

11

What Middle Eastern oil means for Asia

12

How to read a record-breaking CNY

13

China's silver spenders

14

Can Vietnam hit its own high targets?

15

Japan heads to the polls

16

Anatomy of an Asian retail investor

17

Commodities: Behind the headlines

18

China: what to watch in 2026

19

Reading the tea leaves in 2026

20

2025: Expectation vs reality

21

More facts you didn't know you needed

22

Fred's economics outlook for 2026

23

EM, Asia and the grown-ups in the room

24

Herald's equities outlook for 2026

25

Luxury unboxed with Erwan Rambourg

26

Asia needs gold and gold needs Asia

27

ASEAN’s tariff advantage

28

China, EVs and the next steps in AI

29

Getting the boring stuff right

30

A macro whip round the region

31

Commodities in context

32

India: Tariffs, tax cuts and expensive visa hikes

33

The growth-inflation tug-of-war

34

Is a generational investment shift upon us?

35

A status update for Vietnam?

36

Tariffs, AI and China’s fragile rally

37

Asia buys Asia

38

A business cycle with Chinese characteristics

39

China EVs: cost, competition and karaoke machines

40

The economists' guide to summer in Asia

41

Hong Kong continues to evolve

42

Asia awaits Trump’s call on tariffs

43

Fun facts from your friendly equity strategists

44

Predictability in an unpredictable world

45

Asian investors and US volatility

46

Korea at a crossroads?

47

What to do with the world’s largest cash pile

48

Are rising US bond yields good for Asia?

49

Are the US and China back from the brink?

50

How Golden was China’s Week?

51

Are we a little too fixated on tariffs?

52

Taking the rough with the smooth

53

History lessons with William Dalrymple

54

Asian tariffs in perspective

55

What does 'Liberation Day' mean for Asia?

56

Korea, Taiwan and the cracks in AI

57

A lot to unpack in global commodities

58

It began with a trip to the dentist

59

Firmer foundations for China property

60

What to expect from China's NPC

61

China's rally and the psychology of stock markets

62

Can local spending beat tariffs in China?

63

China tariff tensions and lessons from Japan

64

Live from Singapore

65

Female pilots, lattes, microchips and more

66

Asia: what to watch in 2025

67

Anomaly economy: Japan

68

A different take on commodities

69

Asian FX and the strong USD

70

India: What's growing, what's not?

71

Taking the pulse of Chinese stimulus

72

Live from HSBC Hong Kong

73

Cooperation states: Singapore and Malaysia

74

Getting to grips with Chinese stimulus

75

Thailand: Investment, influencers and Indian weddings

76

Can Chinese equities turn a corner?

77

Clouds in the Indian sky

78

A post-summer whip round the region

79

Asia’s female factor

80

A wild week for Asian equities

81

Decoding China's Third Plenum

82

What can history tell us about Asia's AI rally?

83

The Asian names outshining Nvidia

84

All that and a bag of chips

85

Trade winds

86

Asia’s ageing, but does that have to be a bad thing?

87

There’s always a ‘but…’

88

India's election: The economics of a surprise result

89

Catching up on commodities with Paul Bloxham

90

China property: Is the end of the crisis in sight?

91

Exploring the Asia-Middle East corridor

92

Has Hong Kong’s reset arrived?

93

Corporate governance and lessons from the Japanese eel

94

State of the Region: King dollar, interest rates and trade

95

How are global investors feeling about China?

96

Why quite a lot of things are getting cheaper

97

Nvidia, Bitcoin and enough cement to turn Britain into a carpark

98

A sentimental catch-up

99

Globalisation isn’t actually dead, is it?

100

A new era for the Japanese yen?

101

Can China achieve 'around 5%' growth?

102

China's online retailers are going global

103

China's holiday spending by the numbers

104

ASEAN Insights: Vietnam, Malaysia & Singapore

105

ASEAN Insights: Indonesia

106

ASEAN Insights: Philippines and Thailand

107

Busting the myths on Asian supply chains

108

Red Sea disruption and the impact on Asia

109

Things you probably didn’t know about Asian markets

110

Enter the Year of the Dragon

111

Replay: Live from HSBC Hong Kong

112

Asian Demographics revisited

113

Asian elections in 2024

114

What do overseas clients want to know about Asia?

115

Why are so many EV-related stocks falling?

116

Indonesia: burgeoning opportunity

117

What's bugging Asian markets?

118

China and global AI rollout

119

The ripple effect of China's slowdown

120

Why US bond yields matter for Asia

121

A rare wobble for Hong Kong property

122

What does a stronger dollar mean for Asian FX?

123

If China's slowing, what's driving commodities?

124

Live from HSBC Hong Kong

125

Bangladesh: Introducing a sleeping giant

126

An economic tour of ASEAN

127

What can China learn from Japan in the '90s?

128

Why are Asian exports at such low levels?

129

How are Chinese earnings rising as growth slows?

130

China on track to smash its solar goals

131

Charging ahead: The rapid rise of China's EV market

132

Stocks up, yen down: Putting Japan in context