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Latest data from the Ministry of Trade revealed that Singapore’s economic growth is forecast to slow to 2.5% in 2023 amid global uncertainties. Now that reflects a decline of 0.5% from the projected 3.5% growth this year! 

On today’s episode of Money and Me, Dan Koh and Zia-ul Raushan speak to Willie Keng, Founder, Dividend Titan, about the factors leading to this decline in GDP projection and if there are any hidden gems that may prosper even amid this gloomy outlook. 

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The collapse of FTX is back in news again! But this time round, we’re seeing not just Genesis falling victim to this fallout, but also celebrities from the likes of Tom Brady and Steph Curry. Dan Koh, Zia-ul Raushan and Willie Keng, Founder, Dividend Titan have the details.

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Dan Koh and Zia-ul Raushan speak to Elijah Lee, Financial Services Manager, Phillip Securities - dissecting the benefits of the Supplementary Retirement Scheme, and how we can maximise its benefits to prepare ourselves for financial freedom in the future!

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Fear among investors is brewing as China reported its first deaths in the mainland from Covid in almost six months over the weekend. But that’s not stopping Disney from jumping more than 6% overnight! Well today on Market View, Dan Koh and Zia-ul Raushan and Willie Keng, Founder, Dividend Titan dive deep into these latest headlines. 

They also discuss the influence of Malaysia’s elections on the stock market and which sectors are expected to be impacted strongly. 

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On this episode of Market View, Dan Koh, Zia-ul Raushan and Ryan Huang discuss what sentiments how the Ringgit has responded to Malaysia’s hung parliament, and why investors are starting to reset expectations after a couple of rallies over the past week.

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The FTX saga continues… with the latest building around newly appointed FTX CEO John Ray’s condemnation of the company’s management of the crypto exchange under ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s helm. On a separate note, why is Elon Musk persuading some fired employees to come back? Dan Koh, Zia-ul Raushan and Ryan Huang have the details. 

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US Tech stocks have undoubtedly suffered the wrath of the rising interest rates this year. From a total of 7 companies that were classified under the ‘Trillion Dollar Market Cap Club’’ back in 2021, only 3 companies remain amid the sell off of big tech stocks in the US. 

Today on Money and Me, Zia-ul Raushan and Dan Koh dive deep into conversation with Tim Phillips, Head of Content & Investment Lead for ProsperUs, CGS-CIMB Securities, who shares his take on the current valuations of tech stocks and if there are any bright spots worth looking at. They also venture into the cornerstone of investing - Asset Allocation - and how you should be positioning your portfolio to tide through this volatile market. 

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Could the return of live screenings coupled with football’s biggest event mean good news for businesses in Singapore? We’ll, Zia-ul Raushan and Dan Koh find out with Deepanraj Ganesan, Sports Reporter with The Straits Times. 
They also discuss the tournament itself and some storylines worth taking not of heading into football’s showpiece event. 

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Today on Market View, Dan Koh, Zia-ul Raushan and Ryan Huang explore the details behind the shrink in Singapore's NODX numbers in nearly 2 years, the spread of FTX's fallout to Genesis and BlockFi, and all you need to know from the latest US retail sales data.

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It comes as no surprise that the biggest news making headlines this week is the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Coupling this with the sharp fall in the price of Bitcoin to the crash of Luna earlier this year, what does the future of crypto look like? 

Meanwhile, with big US Tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Twitter commencing their layoffs, what picture does this paint for the broader economy? And does this confirm that a global recession is just around the corner? Zia-ul Raushan and Dan Koh get the answers from Arun Pai, Investments Team, Monks Hill Ventures.

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