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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 Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

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00:38 From pandemic to endemic? A decline of Omicron cases in the US

02:53 The US resisting World Health Organisation's proposals to make itself more independent

05:06 Virtual meeting between US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to push back against China's efforts

07:28 US government suspends 44 China-bound flights over Covid-19 concerns

08:50 US in talks with Qatar to supply Europe with liquified natural gas if a Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to shortages

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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The current climate has brought e-commerce to the fore, with 70 percent of the population in Southeast Asia going online, resulting in mounting pressure on logistics companies to expand their operations. Syed Ali Ridha Madihid, Co-Founder, Luwjistik shares what supply chain challenges businesses have faced over the last few years and the technological trends that are changing cross-border logistics in the region.

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According to a report by WARC, new advertising spend forecasts for 100 markets worldwide show that the global ad market has largely weathered the impact of Covid-19. Ad trade is on course to reach a value of US$1trn in 2025 with more than half of this money paid to just three companies, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon. Ashik Ashokan, APAC Advisory Lead, WARC shares some of the factors that led to the stronger growth for global advertising spending and the role of the current consumer behaviour on the growth of global advertising spendings. 

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Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of the decline in Covid-19 Omicron cases, why the US is resisting plans to strengthen the World Health Organization's, and highlights from a virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last Friday, and more. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the upcoming Federal Reserve's meeting mid-week, how tech has been reacting to the rising interest rates so far, major earnings report expected this week, and more.

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