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When you think of alternative meats - jackfruit may not be the first thing that comes to mind. 

BUT this humble fruit has been used in vegetarian dishes for years.

One Singapore based startup is betting big on this trend. KARANA has plans to take jackfruit global - starting from our little red dot. 

Eco Money Host, Rachel Kelly speaks to BLAIR CRICHTON, Co-Founder, KARANA to find out more.

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Singapore is raising property taxes in a bid to cool its red-hot housing market. 

It's stepping up Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates for residential properties, in a fresh round of cooling measures aimed at curbing investment demand.

So what does this mean for the property market? And what does this mean for you and me? 

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Alan Cheong, Executive Director, Research & Consultancy of Savills Singapore to find out more.

Highlights:
01:23 - Overview of the latest ABSD hike
02:49 - Were the previous cooling measures not enough?
03:48 - What does this mean for the upcoming property launches?
05:46 - How much will foreigners be affected?
07:23 - What's the outlook for Singapore's property market now?

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Income stocks are stocks that offer regular and steady income, usually in the form of dividends, over a period of time with low exposure to risk. 

With the latest inflationary environment alongside the recent crisis in the banking sector, markets have been quite volatile. 

So are income stocks the way to go? 

Do investors see income stocks as a more attractive proposition in the current market? 

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Jon Bell, Portfolio Manager, Equity Income team at Newton Investment Management of BNY Mellon IM to find out more.

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Wall Street has been fretting over a looming recession for much of the last year and this year. And that's as the Federal Reserve embarked on its rapid rate-rising path to ease inflation that's running at multi-decade highs. 

So what are some signs that a recession is coming? Or is it already here? 

What kind of clues can we find about a looming recession through the corporate earnings results that we’ve seen so far? 

And what does a recession in the US mean for Singapore?

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Steve Brice, Chief Investment Officer at Standard Chartered Bank to find out more. 

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NASDAQ-listed financial services and insurance provider AGBA has announced the acquisition of Sony Life Financial Advisers, a duly licensed financial adviser and insurance broker based in Singapore.

The acquisition marks a key milestone for the wealth and health group as it signals a new hub for its operations in Asia. 

How does this align with AGBA’s business and expansion plans in Asia? And why was Singapore selected for your business expansion? How does Southeast Asia play a key role in the development of financial service markets?

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Ng Wing Fai, AGBA's Group CEO and Group President, to find out more.

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Earnings season took to full gear last week - and it started off strong, but it looks like that was short lived. 

How has earnings turned out so far? And what can we expect this week? 

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Abhishek Vishnoi, Senior Reporter for Equities at Bloomberg, to get more details on earnings. 

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World Immunisation Week is a global healthcare event, typically celebrated every year in the last week of April between 24th and 30th, intending to promote vaccine usage and protect people of all ages from infectious diseases.
 
On What’s Trending, in light of World Immunisation Week, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Dr Carol Tan, Geriatrician, Medical Director of The Good Life Medical Center, to discuss the urgent need to convince Singapore’s elderly to up their protection against infectious diseases through vaccination.

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AT1s are designed to absorb losses when banks collapse. 

But in the recent banking turmoil, there was a total wipeout of Credit Suisse’s notes, triggering a volatility in the market with few banks willing or able to sell new notes. 

Now - will Asian bank continue to issue AT1s after this banking chaos?

And will Singapore's banks likely to issue AT1s this year? 

On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst, Asian Financials, Bloomberg Intelligence to find out more. 

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On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist from the SGX to get a wrap of markets for the past week. They discuss STI's performance; biggest movers on the STI; how China's stronger-than-expected GDP results moved markets; highlights from earnings results this past week; and what to look out for in the week ahead. 

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In the first quarter, stocks, bonds, and gold all rose amid considerable volatility spurred by a banking crisis and changing interest rate environment. But does this set the tone for the rest of the year in terms of what direction markets are headed? Or is it too early to tell? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Gary Dugan, CIO of Dalma Capital, to find out more. 

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