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Joydeep Sengupta, senior partner at McKinsey, explains how unlike the previous economic crisis, this time banks did not witness any abnormal losses, material capital calls, or “white knight” acquisitions. But the outlook for the industry remains clouded with half of banks not covering their cost of equity.

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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:

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:51 US' rate of hospitalisation in January 2022 surpasses record set in January last year due to the Omicron variant

02:53 Citigroup staff face vaccine mandate; they must get exemption or risk losing job

04:50 US will push for a more comprehensive approach with Asia, amid its rivalry with China

06:18 US House candidate Shelley Luther's call for Chinese students to be banned from Texas universities may drive up anti-Asian hate crime

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Pickupp, the Asia tech startup redefining logistics, recently announced it has raised another US$37 million in Series B funding. This third round of funding follows its initial Series A round in November 2020, and Series A+ round in July 2021. Lee Chee Meng, Co Chief-Operations Officer, Pickupp shares how Pickupp has diversified its product portfolio and offerings across all industries and verticals so far and how data can be the future of logistics. 

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WGSN, the global authority on trend forecasting, has released the top trends in consumer behaviour and product development for 2022 and beyond. Informed by WGSN’s unique methodology, the top trends reveal the future of tomorrow, today. Jessica Tang, Senior Consultant of APAC, WGSN shares some of the key trends and developments that will emerge in Asia for 2022 and how innovative businesses in the region are driving these trends. 

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In this week's Washington Report, Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of the Covid-19 situation in the US which has seen the rate of hospitalization surpass the record set in January last year, Citigroup's strict vaccine mandate, the US's push for a more comprehensive approach in its Asian engagements, and more. 

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