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Japan’s inflation speeds up ahead of expected BOJ rate hold; Aussie shares hit record high close, log best week in a month on US rate cut cheer; Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens Thai tourism, exports.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected])

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Hezbollah vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices; the founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned; a new high-tech shipyard to build and repair ships has opened in Gul Road in Singapore’s west.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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Asia tech, real estate sectors see immediate gains on first Fed rate cut in four years; US office S-Reits rise on Federal Reserve’s rate cut; Market fundamentals limit rate cut support to commodity prices; gold set to inch higher.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected])

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated yesterday across Lebanon's south; Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning yesterday, 48 hours before the election; researchers here have made a breakthrough in reversing the age of women’s eggs, paving the way for greater success in assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Job market worsens for retrenched workers, but Singapore’s overall labour market remains robust in Q2; Vietnam seeks Singapore’s help as more firms here found linked to convicted tycoon Truong My Lan; Indonesia’s central bank delivers surprise 25 bps rate cut.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected])

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called overnight for an end to the Israel-Gaza war. The European Union announces a new team, Japan’s Nippon Steel hits an acquisition roadblock, North Korea fires more weapons tests and in Singapore the island is gearing up for the F1 race this weekend. 

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Chinese appliance giant Midea’s shares jump 9.5% on Hong Kong debut after raising US$4 billion; Isetan Singapore to delist on Sep 19; South-east Asia headed for economic shifts when rate cut ripples across region; S-Reits with higher floating and short-term debt likely to gain immediately from rate cuts.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected])

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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It’s F1 season in Singapore. As the big-league Ferraris and Red Bulls speed past the Marina Bay skyline, we zoom in on the overlooked world of small league motorsport racing.

From grassroots car park rallies in the 80s to Hong Kong superstars and the mega-rich who pay millions to live their childhood racing dreams, we hear the untold stories of motorsport racing.

And we ask the hard-hitting questions, like is it true that most racing teams don’t make money? And why does Sergio Perez still have a job?

Welcome to the debut episode of our newest podcast, TransportBT, where BT correspondent Derryn Wong takes you through the business of moving things around.

To kick things off, Derryn sits down with team manager of Toro Racing and Singapore’s own racing legend Ringo Chong to give you the insider’s take on the business of speed.

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Are you really an F1 nerd? Take this quiz to find out.

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Highlights:

02:28 Racing beyond the world of F1

05:14 How expensive is racing

08:10 Do race teams actually make money

11:23 Teaching Aaron Kwok how to drive

14:14 Pay Drivers are a fact of life

18:46 The future of racing is in China

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Written and hosted by: Derryn Wong ([email protected])

With Ringo Chong, team director, Toro Racing

Edited by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Derryn Wong & Emily Liu

Engineered by: Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Putin orders the size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million; heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region; the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 swept over the financial hub yesterday; the Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the South China Sea; in Singapore, the number of single family offices rose to 1,650 at the end of August.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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World braces for Fed easing amid 36-hour rate rollercoaster; Impending Fed rate cut offers Singapore firms silver lining amid cloud of global uncertainties; Thai baht is too strong and impacting exports, minister says; Rupiah’s rally to get boost from global flows as Fed cuts loom; Calculated risks, bold changes to be taken to revitalise equities market: Chee Hong Tat.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected])

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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