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Malaysia will hold its next general election on November 19th. The Election Commission said that candidate nominations will take place on November 5, providing for a 14-day campaigning period. To get the latest, Rachel Kelly spoke with Shannon Teoh, Malaysia Bureau Chief, Straits Times . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you Moody? Suffering from lack of energy and a deterioration in your work performance? While these symptoms may be part of the normal ageing process for some - for others this may be a sign of low testosterone.  Rachel Kelly finds out more from Dr Chester Lan from Dtap Clinic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TD Ameritrade Singapore has published its Singapore Investor Movement Index for September 2022. The IMX is a behaviour-based index that measures what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist at TD Ameritrade to find out what the IMX tells us about the trends of Sin...

Global equity markets have seen constant declines, as investors grow increasingly fearful that more big interest rate hikes will tip economies into deep recessions, with the mood also darkened by the worsening Ukraine war and worries over China’s outlook. But have markets hit bottom yet? On Money in the Market, Gary Dugan, CEO of The Global CIO Office joins us to tell us whether markets have hit b...

Money FM 89.3 Anchor Rachel Kelly sits down with H.E. Agustín García-López Loaeza, Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore to discuss the newly launched Singapore-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, bilateral trade, and business opportunities in Mexico for Singapore firms.    01:07: What is the aim of the newly launched Singapore-Mexico Chamber of Commerce? 06:22: How have imports from Mexico to Singapore chang...

China's President Xi Jinping on Sunday kicked off the Communist Party's five-yearly congress with a lengthy, wide-ranging speech summing up the ruling party's achievements in recent years and direction for years to come. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Chris Leung, Chief China Economist of DBS Bank to find out more about some of the key takeaways from this speech a...

Multi-award-winning chef Janice Wong has launched her confectionary brand Janice Wong at Selfridges in London. The move marks the entry of Janice Wong into the UK and is just the latest milestone on her journey as an entrepreneur, artist, and chef. Rachel Kelly speaks to Janice to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Money in the Market, Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at SGX, joins us to give us a wrap of what's been moving in markets this week. He talks STI's performance this week; MAS policy announcement snd Singapore's GDP numbers; as well as what to expect next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore tightened its monetary policy for the fifth time in a year, boosting its support for the Singapore dollar to fight inflation, but the move was not as aggressive as widely expected. On top of this - Singapore’s economy beat expectations and grew 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter. On Money in Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Khoon Goh,...

The International Renewable Energy Agency is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future. This year marks the second Singapore-IRENA High-Level Forum which will focus on much needed investments in the region.  IRENA has highlighted that by 2050, a total of US$33 trillion of additional investment—an increase of 30%—will be required to...

High inflation may give Singapore's central bank no choice but to keep pushing up the currency against the country's trading partners, but just how aggressive it will be is the key question for markets. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Ben Luk, senior multi asset strategist at State Street Global Markets to find out what to expect tomorrow when MAS makes its policy...

About 30% of all cancers diagnosed in women are breast cancers. But that said - Nine out of 10 women who go to their doctors with breast lumps have a benign disorder, not cancer. So what are the signs and symptoms we need to look out for? Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Tira Tan, Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS to find out.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dollar has been virtually unstoppable this year, With a Bloomberg gauge of the greenback showing the dollar rising for almost a week to head for another record high. But how is the dollar affecting other currencies? On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong is joined by Lim Jun Kit, Strategist at Phillip Nova, to discuss the latest currency moves including the yen’s plunge to a fr...

Every year - up to US$120 billion of value is lost to the economy in the form of plastic waste. We are talking about millions of tonnes of plastic in landfill, being incinerated or leaking into the environment.  Lombard Odier says that finance has a central role to play in making the industry sustainable. Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr. Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research, Lombard Od...

Bonds have an inverse relationship to interest rates. So when the cost of borrowing money rises, bond prices usually fall. And if the market expects interest rates to rise, then bond yields rise as well, forcing bond prices to fall. On Money in the Market, Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia Pacific at MarketAxess, joins us to take a deeper look at the bond market in the APAC region as we face rising int...

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has dissolved Malaysia's Parliament, he announced in a special television address on Monday, paving the way for snap polls nearly a year ahead of the deadline for a general election. Rachel Kelly speaks with Shannon Teoh, Malaysia Bureau Chief at the Straits Times to discuss what will happen next.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Development Minister Desmond Lee says prices of four-room and smaller Housing Board resale flats are being monitored for any increase arising from the recent round of cooling measures. This is the latest update following the announcement of new cooling measures at the end of September. On What's Trending, Rachel Kelly speaks to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research and Consultancy at ERA Realty...

Elon Musk seems to have changed his mind about buying Twitter. He’s now willing to proceed with his takeover at the original price $54.20 a share. But the plan now is also contingent on him lining up the necessary debt financing. And that means, major banks led by Morgan Stanley could potentially lose millions. On Money in the Market, Ville Heiskanen, Technology Editor at Bloomberg News, joins us...

Lawyer, Writer, and Social Justice Advocate, Amanda Chong has been voted Her World Young Woman Achiever of the Year 2022 for her work championing early childhood education and literacy in Singapore. In this episode of The View, Rachel Kelly speaks to Amanda to find out more about her journey as a writer, upcoming projects and finding inspiration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

On Money in the Market, Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at SGX, joins us to give us a wrap of what's been moving in markets this week. He talks STI's performance this week; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Sembcorp Marine, and other REITs; as well as what to expect next week with the MAS policy statement and Singapore's GDP figures released at the end of the week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

We have seen the cost of daily necessities rising at an unprecedented rate, while inflation has hit unprecedented highs in 2022. As central banks in major economies continue to raise interest rates, we are seeing the implications not only in our loans and purchasing power but in our investments as well. On Money in the Market, Wilfred Lim, Head of Strategy, Investment Solutions at PhillipCapital j...

While the EV adoption rate in Singapore has doubled this year compared to last, uptake in the country is still substantially behind more advanced EV markets - That’s according to the latest report from KPMG. Of the 645,150 cars on Singapore roads in 2021, only 2,942 were electric. To find out what more needs to be done to adopt EV adoption - Rachel Kelly spoke to Sharad Somani, Partner and Head of...

Gold is hovering above $1,700 an ounce amid continued uncertainty over whether the US central bank will maintain its resolve to crush inflation by hiking rates. Meanwhile, prices of copper have fallen by nearly a third since March, but we’ve seen a bit of a gain today, after the London Metal Exchange said that it will restrict new deliveries of metals from Russia. On Money in the Market, Sabrin Ch...

UK Investors are now shifting from the poor growth and inflation mix to the extremely negative external balance picture in the UK. The UK economy is currently being impacted by different forces that make forecasting the economic outlook increasingly difficult. Meanwhile, the pound has rebounded from its recent plunge, but some expect that rally could end. On Money in the Market, Pierre Blanchet, H...

Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Disease Expert at the Rophi Clinic joins #TheAfternoonUpdate to talk about the uptick in Covid-19 cases, and tell us all about what we need to know to combat HFMD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.