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Singapore’s first digital bank, Trust Bank, is officially in business! Backed by Standard Chartered and Fairprice Group, Trust Bank launched with savings accounts and credit card offerings for retail customers. On Money in the Market, Finance Producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Trust Bank’s CEO Dwaipayan Sadhu to find out more about this new digital bank and what it aims to offer to consumers.  See o...

More than 1 in 10 people worldwide suffer from some form of lower back pain. And the number is only set to increase with an ageing and growing population. On Your Health, Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr Colum Nolan, Senior Consultant and Neurosurgeon from Oxford Spine to find out what you can do to prevent lower back pain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong is joined by Philip Wee, Senior Currency Economist at DBS Bank to discuss the current currency market amid markets negatively affected by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech last Friday, where he warned there would be no respite from interest rate hikes. With expectations of further rate hikes in the US, the US dollar strengthened to a fresh 20 year high earli...

Palm oil prices have seen significant declines seen in July and early-August, but in a recent report, Fitch Solutions sees a slight recovery in the prices going forward. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Sabrin Chowdhury, Head of Commodities at Fitch Solutions to talk about the outlook for palm oil prices.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer prices in Singapore hit a 13-year high in July - up 4.8% on year - that’s the highest level since November 2008 when it peaked at 5.5%. With prices of commodities and fuel on an upward trend businesses too are feeling the heat - As inflation bites into business costs. On What’s Trending, Melissa Hyak speaks to Lindsay Brown, Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan at Go...

Shares of Grab Holdings tumbled last week after it reported a wider loss than analysts had estimated. The firm says its net loss for the second quarter was about $547 million, contracting almost 30% from a year earlier. But, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, that's was more than the $335 million loss analysts had projected. On Money in the Market, Olivia Poh, Reporter at Bloomberg News tell...

Rachel Kelly speaks to   Grace Ng, founder of Lenicc about the journey to founding her own sunglass brand and challenges she has faced along the way.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Head of Consumer Sector Equity Research, Tellimer for his perspective on the latest earnings numbers from Grab and his position on GoTo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Money in the Market, Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at the SGX, joins us to give us a market wrap of the week, with focus on STI's performance, Singapore's inflation numbers, industrial production figures, and a look ahead of US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech later in the evening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Kavita Prakash-Mani, CEO of Mandai Nature about an open source mapping tool that is being developed to seek out areas in the region that can sequester carbon and tackle climate issues.   01:40: What are nature based solutions and how can they tackle climate change? 03:32: How can technology support nature based solutions? 08:32: Are best practices being developed to help gui...

Slowing economic growth, surging inflation, tighter monetary policy and heightened geopolitical risks have all taken their toll on financial markets. But in a recent report, Pictet Asset Management believes most risky asset classes have yet to fully price in a recession – a scenario which to them looks increasingly likely. On Money in the Market, Luca Paolini, Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Mana...

In Singapore, about 8,500 patients are undergoing dialysis, which forms one of the largest groups of immunocompromised patients locally. Rachel Kelly speaks with Dr Behram Ali Khan, Medical Director, The National Kidney Foundation to discuss Covid 19  treatment for Immunocompromised patients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Money in the Market, Lim Jun Kit, Strategist at Phillip Nova, breaks down the recent currencies moves; including the return of the Japanese yen's weakness; euro's brief touch below parity for the second time; and the Chinese yuan's slump to its lowest in nearly two years against the US dollar.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Masks off in indoor areas from 29th August - Vaccines for children aged as young as 6months. These were some of the updates from this morning’s Multi-ministerial taskforce media briefing. Rachel Kelly speaks with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Rophi Clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital for his thoughts on the latest developments.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

It’s estimated that 33% of food is wasted - And yet at the same time, nearly one in three people in the world (2.37 billion) do  not have access to adequate food.  There is no denying the future of food is a mega trend -  But how can we invest to combine profits with purpose and make a difference in the food supply cycle? On Eco Money - Rachel Kelly spoke to Gillian Diesen, Client Portfolio Manage...

When there’s a strong US dollar and negative investor sentiment, Gold seems to lose its shine. Just yesterday, gold prices fell to near a one-month low amid sharp declines in precious metals due to a stronger dollar, with looming Federal Reserve interest rate hikes also denting bullion’s appeal. But gold prices edged a little higher today, helped by a slight pullback in the dollar, although linger...

Club Med has launched a brand-new science-based framework inspired by Positive Education - where play, cooperation and kindness are celebrated to help a child develop soft skills while on vacation.  Rachael Harding,CEO of Club Med East, South Asia and Pacific Markets shares why this is important post pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his National Day Rally speech - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted that Cost of living is at the top of everyone's minds. Rachel Kelly speaks to Kurt Wee, President Association of Small and Medium Enterprises to get the business community's reaction to this year's speech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The recent stock market rally suggested there was a recovery underway from a recession. But have we had a recession yet? And looking at data out of the US earlier this month including July payrolls - are there enough evidence for the US Federal Reserve to moderate its policies? On Money in the Market, Ken Peng Head of Asia Investment Strategy at Citi Global Wealth Investments joins Finance Produce...

Singapore Exchange has just reported its highest revenue since listing. Not a bad turnout for a very volatile year. But as geopolitical issues continue to weigh on markets - what does the year ahead hold? To find out - Rachel Kelly speaks with   Ng Yao Loong, Chief Financial Officer, SGX for an outlook and to take a deeper dive into the latest earnings results. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Special purpose acquisition companies surged in popularity in 2020.  But - today, SPAC deals are down by nearly 50%, with major banks announcing that they would tone down, if not exit, their involvement in the long term. Rachel Kelly speaks to Martin W. Hennecke, Head of Asia Investment Advisory, St. James’s Place to discuss where the next value opportunity is for investors.   See omnystudio.com/l...

The pandemic has fuelled a global boom in entrepreneurship - But what does it take to make that leap. And once you do - sustain it?  Rachel Kelly speaks to Linda Tang, Co-Founder, WeBarre to find out more about Barre and how pivoting during the pandemic resulted in better customer engagement.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine if a water filter could improve the yield of a crop by close to 20%? Over two decades ago the JAH Cultura team dreamed just that. Now a new Singapore grown food tech solution to improve crop yields has been launched to the market - Rachel Kelly speaks to T an Chong Hui, Co-Founder,  JAH Cultura to find out more.    01:53: How can what could be described as a water filter improve crop yield...

A slew of concerns are muddying an already unpredictable market for Chinese stocks. China is experiencing more regional Covid surges, and has responded to the situation as it said it would—with its strict COVID-zero policy, regardless of economic consequences.  On top of this China also faces property woes, with frustrated homebuyers no longer paying mortgage payments. Rachel Kelly speaks to Vanes...

With political and economic uncertainty, markets have been volatile in recent months- with the stock market flashing red day after day in some days. But why have Singapore stocks bucked the regional downward trend and are still up year-to-date? And how can Singaporean investors protect their portfolio and manage risk during times of uncertainty? On Money in the Market, Charu Chanana, Market Strate...