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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Bank of England announcement of a surprise rate hike, ECB announcing an end to PEPP in March and Erdogan and the CBRT continuing to pile misery on the lira and those that rely on it. 

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Power Play Ep 8: US-China: War of words over democracy 

11:14 mins

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. 

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

00:40 China and Russia among some of the countries not invited to President Biden's Summit for Democracy

02:15 China's own "whole-process democracy" and its insults towards US' democratic system

05:23 The reason behind China's protests and its attempt to convince other countries of its viewpoint

07:17 US' division of the world into "democratic" and "undemocratic" camps

09:21 Taiwan's invite to the summit reaffirms views of US President Joe Biden administration's support for the island

Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

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Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital discusses how markets will price in the policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. 

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With borders slowing reopening, and Singapore introducing Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), many are finding this as an opportunity to travel once more.

But as the pandemic remains volatile, one can expect travel restrictions to simple change overnight. Lina Ang, Managing Director APAC, Sojern shares how individuals and businesses can better prepare themselves for sudden travel restrictions change.

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US Federal Reserve's aggressive dial back on its bond buying and three rate hikes in 2022, the most significant risks to the financial system's stability, property cooling measures in Singapore, and more. 

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In this week's Companies to Watch, we are joined by Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Securities to discuss the significance of Keppel Corporation's plans to acquire 51% stake in solar power producer Cleantech Solar Energy, and the impact of the Singapore's new cooling measures on the company. 

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