Most of our travel plans in the next few weeks have been disrupted by Covid-19. Check out the latest development and trends via our weekly Covid-19 podcast. This week, we share with you bad news, good news, and what to watch out for going forward.

A second stimulus package and the continued support of workers and SMEs as the Covid-19 outbreak continues. These are just some of the topics that DPM Heng Swee Keat discussed with panellists including our head of global commercial banking Linus Goh.

After the Fed’s emergency 50bps rate cut last week, what’s next? Will SGD interest rates follow suit? Will lower rates for longer help to turn around the economy, which is facing Covid-19 challenges?

What's an investor to do in this time of market crisis? Keep a cool head and have some perspective. Hear what our Head of Wealth Advisory, Kelvin Goh, has to say.

 While the appointment of seasoned banker Tengku Zafrul will help to bolster market confidence, the honeymoon period will be short. Malaysia faces a tricky fiscal challenge ahead as the oil price slump cuts a major source of government revenue, at a time when more fiscal stimulus is needed to help counter the impact of the viral outbreak.

We examine the increasing impact on liquidity from the spread of COVID-19.

Oil might fall back to $30, no thanks to a fallout between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Learn more about how this came about, and how it impacts the economy.