Let's Talk, Singapore

On today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the potential ECB rate hikes' effect on markets and the Euro. Tesla and Netflix are also under the microscope.

We speak to Azeem Sheriff, Markets Analyst, CMC Markets APAC & Canada more about this.

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In a surprising move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has boosted its support for the Singapore dollar in an off-cycle policy decision to cool inflation, which is expected to rise faster than previously anticipated.

This is the fourth tightening move by MAS since October 2021 causing fear among Singaporeans of a looming recession ahead.

To better understand this situation, we speak to Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance.

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In a surprising move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has boosted its support for the Singapore dollar in an off-cycle policy decision to cool inflation, which is expected to rise faster than previously anticipated.

This is the fourth tightening move by MAS since October 2021 causing fear among Singaporeans of a looming recession ahead.

To better understand this situation, we speak to Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance.

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From the beginning, an entrepreneur should expect to experience failures and encounter challenges. It is along that journey that they understand the things required to build a successful company. 

We speak to Wong Wai Jeat, CEO & Co-Founder, Ximple about the importance of maintaining good dynamics with partners, having good funding, and other lessons he has learnt through his entrepreneurial ventures.

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From the beginning, an entrepreneur should expect to experience failures and encounter challenges. It is along that journey that they understand the things required to build a successful company. 

We speak to Wong Wai Jeat, CEO & Co-Founder, Ximple about the importance of maintaining good dynamics with partners, having good funding, and other lessons he has learnt through his entrepreneurial ventures.

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In Breakfast Brief, we take a look at Wall Street, with both Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan reporting their second-quarter investment revenue which came in weaker than expected. Chinese properties which accounts for about a quarter of China's economy, are under stress over homebuyers refusing to pay for mortgages on stalled projects affecting China's credit markets, the nation’s bank stocks and commodities from iron ore to copper.

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In Breakfast Brief, we take a look at Wall Street, with both Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan reporting their second-quarter investment revenue which came in weaker than expected. Chinese properties which accounts for about a quarter of China's economy, are under stress over homebuyers refusing to pay for mortgages on stalled projects affecting China's credit markets, the nation’s bank stocks and commodities from iron ore to copper.

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Sanjay Gulgani, CIO, Silverdale Capital, discusses the implications of the decades-high US inflation reading for June at 9.1%, and the implications for investors amid rising expectations of more aggressive monetary tightening.

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Sanjay Gulgani, CIO, Silverdale Capital, discusses the implications of the decades-high US inflation reading for June at 9.1%, and the implications for investors amid rising expectations of more aggressive monetary tightening.

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Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the biggest global talking points with expert guests.

In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Aparna Pande, Research Fellow & director of Hudson Institute's Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, and ST's Japan correspondent Walter Sim. 

When news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination on July 8 broke upon a disbelieving world, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was possibly the first leader to declare national mourning with the Indian flag at half-staff throughout the land – and then blogged about his "dear friend".

The Japan-India relationship is a long one, and it suits both to see the other rise because, among other commonalities, neither considers the other a threat. And under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan is set to continue on the same track. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:15 Why Japan will pursue a more muscular foreign policy following Abe's legacy

4:55 Public sentiment on revision of Japan's pacifist constitution that was drafted by the United States, which came into force in 1947

7:50 Abe popularly known as the "Quad-father": How important is his legacy to a free and open Indo-Pacific?

11:25 Why Japan could become more of a consensus leader if sustained US presence in Asia does not pan out in coming years

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh

Edited by: Eden Soh

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