Let's Talk, Singapore

Hotel chain Hilton has opened its biggest hotel in Asia Pacific right here in Singapore. Located at the heart of Orchard Road, sitting atop Mandarin Gallery Mall, world famous hotel chain Hilton has opened its largest hotel to date in Asia Pacific. Cedric Nubul, General Manager, Hilton Singapore Orchard shares what visitors can expect from the newly renovated Hilton Singapore Orchard and how Hilton Singapore Orchard is poised to meet the demand of meetings and events in Singapore.

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Facing the harsh realities of slow and unreliable payrolls and the lack of stability, lower pay, part-time workers have long slipped through the cracks and are often overlooked as a key pillar supporting our society. Hugen Liu, Co-Founder & Director, EL Connect shares his insights and perspectives of the part time job market in Singapore and some of the steps taken by EL Connect to ensure greater stability for both part-timers and hirers.

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In this week's Stocks to Watch, we're joined by Thilan Wickramasinghe, Regional Head of Banks & Financials Research, Maybank Securities to discuss Singapore banks' strong comeback following their correction in February, prospects of local chip companies amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and other stocks to watch out for this week. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US stocks reactions coming out of after a hawkish FOMC statement initially sent risky assets lower, some of the key details from the Fed's policy meeting, and the strong surge in Chinese stocks after China’s officials vowed to stabilize the financial markets. 

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Mitul Kotecha, Chief Emerging Markets Asia & Europe Strategist, TD Securities, discusses if the Ukraine war and a tailspin in commodity prices will make the Federal Reserve more cautious in its rate hike path this year as it gets ready to raise rates for the first time since 2018.

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