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It's been an interesting last few weeks for dollar currencies, with a hawkish Federal Reserve reviving the case for the US Dollar, and possibly blunting any upside for the Singapore Dollar. Plus, volatility in commodity prices may be bad for markets, but bring upside for the Australian Dollar. Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist at UOB, joined us on Forex Fridays to recap the first quarter, and also discuss the curious case of the Japanese Yen's remarkable slide in recent weeks.

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US President Joe Biden will travel to a town near the Polish-Ukrainian border today, in a bid to signal Western unity against Russia’s onslaught.

It comes as the UKs Defense Ministry said Ukraine was pushing Russian troops back and regaining ground near Kyiv.

In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke to Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences at INSEAD for the latest updates from the war in Ukraine.

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There will be an easing off on mandatory mask-wearing outdoors from next Tuesday (March 29), as Singapore moves towards a new phase of living with Covid-19.

This was among a number of key changes to measures implemented in the fight against the pandemic that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the multi-ministry task force tackling Covid-19 announced on Thursday.

On SGExtra, Prime Time’s TImothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke to Timothy Goh, Health Correspondent at The Straits Times to find out what you need to know about the new Covid-19 measures announced on Thursday.

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Several restaurants, as well as venues with live music, have already seen a spike for bookings following the announcement yesterday that dining-in capacities will double from five to 10 people per group from next Tuesday.

The current restriction on the sale and consumption of alcohol in food and beverage establishments after 10.30pm will also be lifted.

The Restaurant Association of Singapore - whose membership base represents 800 brands across more than 5,000 outlets - called it a "joyous day" for the F&B community and customers.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Benjamin Boh, a RAS management committee member on how the association's members are preparing for these changes.

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Many food delivery riders are satisfied with their work but feel that it is misunderstood, according to a study by Blackbox Research released on Wednesday (Mar 23). In fact, there are also concerns about the possibility of CPF contributions being made mandatory.

In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke to David Black, CEO of Blackbox Research to find out more about their study.

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