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An increase in cases makes China tighten up restrictions again, but how sustainable are these "flash lockdowns"? On the international front, despite the strong words directed toward the US during Minister Wei's speech during the Shangri-La Dialogue, his meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the summit could indicate that China does not want their relationship with the US to veer into conflict.

Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all. 

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In today's The Breakfast Brief, markets are selling off across the world and whether they will recover is uncertain. A 75 basis point hike by the Fed is being forecasted by many banks and has strengthened the US dollar. This means, however, that other currencies are weakening. This begs the question, is the fed is raising rates too high too fast?

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. 

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker.

They discuss the the heated nature of the debate between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe during the weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue, such as US influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Could this affect the US possibly lifting its tariffs on China?

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin 

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VCs generally look for companies that either create brand new solutions, or have unique approaches to pursuing pre-existing ideas. In investing in these start ups, not only the idea, but the ability to grow based on the geopolitical and economic environment surrounding it is also a primary factor that must be considered.

Anna Irmina “Minette” B. Navarrete, Co-Founder & President, Kickstart Ventures tells us more about the footprint that VCs have in Southeast-Asia and how they determine the promise of startups before investing.

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Dong Chen, Head of Asia Macroeconomic Research at Pictet Wealth Management discusses the risk of further growth projection cuts from another round of lockdowns in Shanghai as mass testing resumes, and how the Fed is likely to react to last Friday's hotter than expected May US CPI reading of 8.6%.

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