About this episode

Simon Wells discusses Europe's economic outlook and the likelihood of interest rate increases.

Simon Wells , Chief European Economist, assesses the region’s prospects going into the second half of the year and explains why we think rate rises are off the table. For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, just search for #HSBCResearch on LinkedIn. And don't forget to follow our Asia-centric podcast "Under the Banyan Tree" on YouTube , Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   Email us at AskResearch@hsbc.com for any questions. Click here for appropriate Disclosures, including analyst certifications, and Disclaimers that must be viewed with this podcast: https://www.research.hsbc.com/R/101/Q6VnnHq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Guest: Simon Wells

Topics covered

• European economy
• interest rates
• economic forecasts
• HSBC research
• podcast promotion

Keywords

• Europe
• economy
• interest rates
• Simon Wells
• HSBC
• economic prospects
• rate rises
• podcast

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Organizations: HSBC Global Research, HSBC Global Investment Research, Under the Banyan Tree, Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, HSBC

Places: Europe

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