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On SGExtra, host Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times for the key highlights and analysis of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech. PM Lee gave an update on the Covid-19 situation and economic outlook before diving into how the government plans to tackle social challenges, which have been amplified by the pandemic. See o...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Senior minister of state for manpower Zaqy Mohamad, who also heads the Tripartite Workgroup, about the details of the support measures recommended by the workgroup on lower-wage workers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a dovish tone at the Jackson Hole Symposium, stating that while tapering bond purchases may happen within this year, rate hikes won't necessarily follow any time soon. Harsh Modi, JP Morgan's co-head of Asia ex-Japan Banks Research, joined us on Prime Time to discuss the Fed Chair's comments, what it may mean for banks and his outlook for lenders in the r...

The end of August saw markets await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, that bolstered the USD in recent times. Ahead of that, the Bank of Korea became the first major central bank in Asia to hike rates. Peter Chia, UOB's Senior FX Strategist, joined us on Forex Fridays to take stock of the recent movements in forex markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Prime Time hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Mark Mobius, Partner at Mobius Capital Partners who shared his thoughts on the outlook for emerging markets in the region, given the current Covid-19 situation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Professor Dale Fisher, Senior Infectious Disease Consultant, National University Hospital about the number of locally transmitted cases and the trends we have been seeing in the past week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Time hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Toh Ting Wei, Journalist, The Straits Times, for an update on Connect@Changi and the easing of restrictions for travellers returning from Macau and Hong Kong.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Time host Rachel Kelly speaks to Claire Huang, Hong Kong Correspondent, The Straits Times for a breakdown of the latest news from the territory, including recent suggestions for Hong Kong to better integrate with China, upcoming censorship law amendments, and more.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Toh Ting Wei, Journalist, The Straits Times , about Connect@Changi’s recent conversion into a Covid-19 community care facility and how it throws the future of the Connect@Singapore initiative into question.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carmen Lee, Managing Director of Equity Research at OCBC, joined us once more on Prime Time to help recap Singapore's recent earnings season, and discuss which sectors impressed. She also touched on signs of rising price pressures weighing on profits, the outlook for Singapore's aviation sector, and which sectors might be more vulnerable to rising rate pressures. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

The FBMKLCI Index has seen solid gains this week after Ismail Saabri Yakob was sworn in as the country's new Prime Minister, assuaging weeks of seeming political uncertainty. Alexander Chia, RHB's Head of Regional Equity Research, joined us on Across the ASEAN to talk about how this and improving vaccination rates might play into their outlook for markets in Kuala Lumpur. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Singapore Exchange Regulation has recently proposed a roadmap for climate-related disclosures to be made mandatory for issuers, amidst urgent demand from investors and other key stakeholders. In SGExtra, hosts Rachel Kelly spoke to Michael Tang, Head of Listing Policy & Product Admission at Singapore Exchange Regulation to find out more.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Straits Times Sports Journalist, Kimberly Quek about Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu winning the100m backstroke (S2) for Singapore's first gold at the Tokyo Paralympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak to Salman Ahmed, Global Head of Macro and Strategic Asset Allocation at Fidelity about his latest report , which highlights the impact of climate change on inflation and focuses on how climate change will impact strategic asset allocation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Approximately 2/3 of the Asian population is lactose intolerant, which is why there is a clear need for more dairy-free products. One such is 'mohjo' which is a direct-to-consumer brand that focuses on plant-based dairy alternatives. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Juhi Dang, Founder and CEO, mohjo who shares more on how they are different to other products in the market,...

In Market View, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go catch up with Kelvin Tay, Regional Chief Investment Officer at UBS for the latest market analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go find out from Pratima Singh, Project Director of the Safe Cities Index 2021 and Senior Manager, Public Policy & Thought Leadership, The Economist Intelligence Unit why Copenhagen has been ranked the safest city in the world.  The Danish capital surpassed former frontrunners like Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka in the fourth edition of the EIU&rsquo...

In Powering Your Property, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak to Alice Tan, Head of Consultancy, Knight Frank Singapore about the findings from their Retailers’ Sentiments Survey and why some retailers are still forging ahead with real estate expansion plans.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Science and environment correspondent Audrey Tan about why certain areas in Singapore are seeing a repeat of flooding and how Singapore's infrastructure can guard against flooding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As most members favour a beginning of the tapering before year end, could we continue to expect an announcement in September? Julius Baer seems to think so. Mark Matthews, Head of Research Asia Pacific, Julius Baer shares more and what to look out for in the upcoming Jackson Hole meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Marcus Wong, Macro Strategist, Bloomberg about the impact of the Delta variant on regional economies and the stimulus plans being rolled out to battle the virus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SGExtra, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly catch up with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times to discuss US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore.  The trip marks Harris’ second foreign trip - she visited Guatemala and Mexico in June - and will be the first time a US vice president has visited Vietnam. Her visit comes on the heels of US Defence Secret...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Foreign editor of The Straits Times Bhagyashree Garekar about the significance of US Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A busy week that was for Forex markets, with the US dollar getting a boost thanks to a hawkish set of minutes from the FOMC's last meeting, plus COVID-19 issues weighing on both the Australian and New Zealand dollar. Han Tan, Exinity's Chief Market Analyst, joined us on Forex Fridays to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia’s King has named Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country’s new prime minister after a brief meeting with Malaysia’s other state rulers. Prime Time hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak to Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior Analyst in Social and International Affairs, Solaris Strategies Singapore who gives his analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.