Morning Brief

On Saturday, the Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare war on Hamas and launch retaliatory air strikes. We speak to Middle East expert Dr. James Dorsey for his read on the latest escalation of violence and its geopolitical implications.

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The F&B sector has been a tale of mixed fortunes in the post-pandemic era, weighed down by supply chain disruptions, currency volatility, labour shortages and rising cost of living concerns. What are F&B players looking for in Budget 2024 to cushion the economic uncertainties? We hear from Patrick Sim, council member of the MRCA F&B Division and Managing Director of Secret Recipe for the industry wishlist.

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On Saturday, the Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare war on Hamas and launch retaliatory air strikes. We speak to Middle East expert Dr. James Dorsey for his read on the latest escalation of violence and its geopolitical implications.

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The F&B sector has been a tale of mixed fortunes in the post-pandemic era, weighed down by supply chain disruptions, currency volatility, labour shortages and rising cost of living concerns. What are F&B players looking for in Budget 2024 to cushion the economic uncertainties? We hear from Patrick Sim, council member of the MRCA F&B Division and Managing Director of Secret Recipe for the industry wishlist.

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Barisan Nasional retained the Pelangai state seat with a reduced majority of 2,949 votes compared to GE15. Despite the win, support for Perikatan Nasional has increased. Does this prove that Felda schemes are no longer a BN fortress? Helping us unpack the turnout, we speak to Adib Zalkapli, Director, BowerGroupAsia.

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Credit markets took the jobs data report which showed that US employment surged more than expected in September very badly. Treasuries were sold off with the 10 year note spiking by as much as 16 basis points to 4.885%. Winson Phoon, Head of Fixed Income Research, Maybank Investment Bank tells us what a 5% bond market means for governments and corporates even here in Asia.

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With Budget 2024 slated to be tabled next Friday, we speak to different industry leaders to find out what is on their wish list. Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, the Executive Director of the Malaysian Employers Federation shares with us what the private sector employers hope to see from Budget 2024, how they intend to reduce the gender gap in the labour force and the transition to a more sustainable business environment.

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With Budget 2024 slated to be tabled next Friday, we speak to different industry leaders to find out what is on their wish list. Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, the Executive Director of the Malaysian Employers Federation shares with us what the private sector employers hope to see from Budget 2024, how they intend to reduce the gender gap in the labour force and the transition to a more sustainable business environment.

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The World Bank has trimmed Malaysia's GDP from 4.3% to 3.9%. We speak to their Malaysian lead economist Dr Apurva Sanghi to find out the reasons for this and also how can we attract more foreign direct investment compared to our regional neighbours. We also attempt to answer why our Ringgit continues to weaken despite a generally positive outlook.

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Citigroup this week upgraded its growth forecast for China to 5% amid signs the economy is bottoming out. Do investors see the light at the end of a long tunnel? We discuss the outlook for Chinese equities as data from Golden Week comes out, as well as the latest twist in the Evergrande property saga with Brock Silvers, CIO of Kaiyuan Capital.

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