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Money Talk episodes

July 20, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Global stocks slumped on Monday as investors were rattled by the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 and fears that it could cause a slowdown in the global economic recovery. Commodity prices also fell, as investors headed for th...
32 min
July 19, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
President Joe Biden’s administration issued an advisory Friday cautioning US companies about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong. The business advisory warns multinational firms that they are subject to the national security law introduced last y...
32 min
July 16, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
China's economic growth slowed in the second quarter, official data showed yesterday, with consumers still hesitant to spend and firms grappling with the increased cost of raw materials. GDP growth decelerated from 18.3% y/y in Q1 to 7.9% y/y in Q2, m...
32 min
July 15, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Mandatory Provident Fund
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said yesterday that the US central bank is ready to intervene if US inflation spirals out of control. But he reiterated his stance that price rises, while notable, will moderate later this year.
The European Uni...
32 min
July 14, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Used cars and food have helped to push US inflation higher than expected. The Consumer Price Index jumped 5.4% from a year ago, accelerating from 5% the previous month, and well above economists’ forecasts of 4.9%. It marks the biggest 12-month increa...
32 min
July 13, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Oil markets
In the latest escalation of the crackdown on mainland tech companies by the regulators, China's anti-trust regulator is poised to request Tencent Music to forgo the exclusive music copyright of its record arm, according to Chinese media. It also faces...
32 min
July 12, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
China’s cybersecurity regulator has announced new proposals that mean Chinese companies that have the data of more than 1 million users will need to pass a security review before issuing shares on overseas stock exchanges, to ensure the data cannot be...
32 min
July 09, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Two senior US senators have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Global misled American investors ahead of its initial public offering last week. The firm is being sued by US shareholde...
32 min
July 08, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
On Wall Street, US stocks rallied following the Fed minutes which showed policy makers in no rush to withdraw its monetary stimulus. The S&P 500 index added 0.3% to close at a record high of 4,358 . The Nasdaq Composite Index hit a fresh intraday recor...
32 min
July 07, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
China said yesterday it would tighten rules for companies listing overseas or seeking to sell shares abroad, after the mainland cybersecurity regulator, which is investigating ride-hailing firm Didi Global, raised concerns about details of Didi’s netw...
32 min

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A fast moving and topical business and finance show bringing you breaking business and economic news and financial market updates. Join our team and their expert guests for analysis and discussion on the day's top business stories live every weekday morning 8.05am to 9am (HKT) on RTHK Radio 3.