Under the Banyan Tree – From the gas station to the stock exchange | HSBC

This episode of Under the Banyan Tree features Harold van der Linde (Head of Asian Equity Strategy at HSBC) and Fred Neumann (Chief Asia Economist at HSBC). The duo discusses their latest compendium of "eyepopping" statistics regarding Asian markets and economies, ranging from record-breaking gas prices to the resurgence of IPOs and retail trading frenzies.

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I. Global Fuel Costs & The EV Transition

• The World's Most Expensive Fuel: [00:01:59] Hong Kong is the most expensive place globally to fill a gas tank, costing approximately . This equates to roughly or .