Money Talk

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Money Talk episodes

May 04, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Singapore
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong that is expected to raise up to $10 billion, in what would be the biggest new listing globally since Alibaba’s debut in 2014. The filing comes just 3 days after Hong Kong’s new listing r...
29 min
May 03, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Taiwan
The Federal Reserve has held interest rates steady, as expected, and signalled it is getting more confident in the inflation outlook. The buzzword of the day is “symmetric” after the Fed said it expects inflation to run near its symmetric 2% target ove...
29 min
May 02, 2018 Business and Market Discussions
The US dollar is surging and commodities sinking after the latest economic data from the US showed manufacturing prices soaring by the most in 7 years. The Federal Reserve is meeting to consider monetary policy and will deliver its decision on inter...
29 min
April 30, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from China
America’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, T-Mobile and Sprint, have announced a $146 billion merger. There have been several attempts at a deal over the past few years and if this one is approved by federal regulators, the merged company wo...
29 min
April 27, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Australia
The European Central Bank has left interest rates on hold in the eurozone. ECB President Mario Draghi justified the decision by saying economic growth in Europe had moderated this year from 2017’s fast pace and inflation remained subdued.
In the marke...
29 min
April 26, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Taiwan
The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into whether Chinese tech company Huawei violated US sanctions in relation to Iran, according to people close to the matter. A Huawei spokesperson declined to confirm or deny the report...
29 min
April 25, 2018 Business and Market Discussions
US shares have sunk overnight on Wall Street dragged lower by some big name industrial companies and tech shares. Despite some record breaking profits, investors are concerned over rising costs eating into earnings going forward.
The yield on the 10-y...
29 min
April 24, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Japan
Overnight in the markets oil prices have jumped higher once again and the 10-year Treasury bond yield is close to breaching the psychologically important barrier of 3%. Global metal prices have seen a relief selloff following their recent surge after t...
29 min
April 23, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from China
Oil prices have risen to a 4-year high despite President Trump criticising oil cartel OPEC and saying “high oil prices will not be accepted.” Investors worried about the inflationary impacts of surging commodity prices sent US Treasury bond yields to a...
29 min
April 20, 2018 Business and Market Discussions / View from Australia
The trade battle between the US and China in the technology sector is heating up. The U.S. Treasury Department is considering using an emergency law to restrict Chinese investments in technologies deemed sensitive in the U.S. This could include in the ...
29 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.