Money Talk

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Money Talk episodes

June 05, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / View from Shanghai
Joining Money Talk on Monday will be Alex Wong, director of asset management at Ample Capital and Hao Hong, managing director of research at BOCOM International. They will be talking about the latest US jobs data, the trade balance in May and the Euro...
29 min
June 02, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / View from Australia
US President Donald Trump has announced that the world's largest economy will withdraw from the Paris climate accord. The US is the world’s second largest polluter behind China, contributing about 15% of global emissions of carbon. Tesla chief Elon Mu...
29 min
June 01, 2017 Market discussion / View from South Korea
Hong Kong house prices have risen for the 13th consecutive month to a new record high. Data from the Rating and Valuation department shows private home prices in April rose 2.1% and are up 6.5% for the first 4 months of this year. On the mainland, ...
29 min
May 31, 2017 Market and Business headlines
Economic data out overnight paints a mixed picture on the US economy. Consumer spending picked up last month but inflation remained subdued. And consumer confidence fell back in April. That has sent treasury bond yields lower in the markets. US Pres...
29 min
May 29, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / Cybersecurity law
US President Donald Trump argued with world leaders over trade and climate change at the G7 meeting over the weekend in Sicily. German Chancellor Angela Merkel described it as “6 against 1” as six world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Par...
29 min
May 26, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / OPEC
Energy ministers meeting in Vienna have agreed to extend oil production cuts for another 9 months. That hasn’t impressed the markets though. The price of Brent crude oil has fallen 5%.
Hong Kong and Mainland China stocks have shrugged off the Moody’s...
29 min
May 25, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / View from Taipei
There’s a double whammy for China. Moody’s Investors Service has cut China’s credit rating for the first time since 1989, citing concerns over mounting debt levels reducing the country’s financial strength. And MSCI warns that there are a lot of iss...
29 min
May 24, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / View from the U.S
Shares in Hong Kong commodity trader Noble Group, which is listed in Singapore, have crashed 30% before being halted. Credit rating agency S&P has lowered its rating on the company and said “…we believe the company’s capital structure is not sustain...
29 min
May 23, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / Cyber security
Cathay Pacific has announced that it will cut up to 600 jobs including 25% of management roles at its Hong Kong headquarters in a bid to return to profitability. Cathay Pacific reported its first annual loss in eight years for 2016 of HK$575m. In th...
29 min
May 22, 2017 Business and Market Headlines / View from Beijing
US stocks have continued their recovery on Friday from the latest revelations over the firing of FBI director James Comey and the Trump administration’s connections with Russia. However, the US dollar is still down 2% over the week. Adding to the te...
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.