Andrew Freris, CEO of Ecognosis Advisory, tells Nitin Dialdas it would be counter-intuitive to cut interest rates when the US economy is seemingly doing well, so he doesn’t see a move from the Fed until after the election. Adrian Zuercher, Co-Head Global Asset Allocation and Co-Head Global Investment Management APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management CIO, says the US economy has slowed compared to last year, explaining why he expects to see a cut in September and at least three cuts this year.

Arturo Bris, Director of the IMD World Competitiveness Center, discusses Hong Kong’s 5th place position in their competitiveness ranking for cities.

Yanan Wu, CEO of Surfin Group, discusses growth in the EV market in mainland China, diving into how monthly sales in July exceeded those of petrol vehicles.