Let's Talk, Singapore

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Adrian Abraham, sitting in for Elliott Danker.

In this week's episode, we discuss US President Joe Biden’s new trade initiative in the region, Malaysia’s decision to curb the export of chickens, and the firing of Vietnam’s general director of its main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. 

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

Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin

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Selena Ling, Chief economist, OCBC Bank breaks down the significance of Singapore's Q1 GDP at 3.7% yoy and the latest 2022 forecast kept at 3% to 5%, but now expected to come in at the lower half of the range.

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In this week's episode, we discuss US President Joe Biden’s new trade initiative in the region, Malaysia’s decision to curb the export of chickens, and the firing of Vietnam’s general director of its main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. 

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives us his analysis on those headlines and more. 

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In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Snap shares plunging as much as 31 percent and pushing other social media stocks down, China's latest move to shore up the economy and food protectionism on the rise. 

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

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham, who is sitting in for Elliott Danker.

How will the worsening political and regulatory issues in China affect its attractiveness to foreign investors? The team discusses this and other stories such as the major Asia economic deal announced by the US and how effective it might be in raising its economic profile to counter China.

And will the UN's human rights chief Michelle Bachelet's visit to China uncover some of its human rights violations?

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin 

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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:

Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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Discover more ST podcast series:

Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR

#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

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Francis Tan, Senior Investment Strategist, UOB Private Bank discusses why technology stocks are attractive now, and how investors should read into the patchy growth indicators from the US and China.

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