Money Talk

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Money Talk episodes

March 17, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
US stocks, Treasury bond yields and oil have all plunged after the Fed cut interest rates by 1% and President Trump said the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak could last until August. Leaders of the Group of Seven said they will do “whatever is necessary”...
32 min
March 16, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from China
The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by 100bps to zero and launched a massive US$700 billion Quantitative Easing programme. The new fed funds rate is now in a range of 0 to 0.25%. Earlier this morning the New Zealand central bank slashed inter...
32 min
March 13, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
US stocks have plunged in their biggest fall since 1987 and European bourses saw their biggest crash ever after President Trump’s ban on most travel from Europe to the US. EU leaders say the decision was made “unilaterally and without consultation.”
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32 min
March 12, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / Oil markets: View from Singapore
Stocks in the US have plunged once again, and the Dow has entered a bear market after the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 virus a global pandemic and the number of cases in the US topped 1,000.
The US Federal Reserve announced it was ...
32 min
March 11, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
US stocks and oil prices have stabilised following Monday’s heavy losses. President Trump has promised a “major” economic relief package. White House officials said Mr. Trump pitched a 0% payroll tax that would last for the rest of this year, in a meet...
32 min
March 10, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Global stock and bond markets have been plunged into turmoil as the price of crude oil crashed by a third at one stage yesterday. Shares around the world experienced their biggest falls since the global financial crisis.
The escalating healthcare and ...
32 min
March 09, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / Gender diversity in Hong Kong firms
US stock index futures, Asian stocks and government bond yields have plunged Monday morning on worries about the economic impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. The number of global infections is close to 110,000 and fatalities over 3,800. Italy saw a big ju...
32 min
March 06, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
Chinese shares have hit a two-year high on hopes that the coronavirus outbreak has been contained on the Mainland. But overnight on Wall Street, US stocks have seen another big fall on fears that the damage from the coronavirus could outweigh the benef...
32 min
March 05, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has matched the emergency interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The HKMA cut the base rate by 50 basis points to 1.5%.
Business activity and new sales in Hong Kong plunged to the lowest level on record last mon...
32 min
March 04, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
The Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to cut interest rates by 50bps in response to what it described as the evolving threat from the coronavirus. It’s the first time the Fed has delivered an emergency rate cut outside a regular meeting since Octob...
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.