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In the last week, we've seen the US Dollar weaken significantly, despite the prospect of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. There were also a number of major central banks that made key policy decisions. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics and Strategy at Mizuho Bank, joined us on Forex Fridays to take stock of the broader FX space at the start of the Year of the Tiger.

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The US has claimed Russia is planning to stage a fake Ukrainian attack that it would use to justify an invasion.

Russia denied it was planning to fabricate an attack, and the US did not provide evidence to support the claim.

The build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops on Ukraine's borders has escalated fears of an invasion.

In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke with Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences at INSEAD about the latest developments in Russia and Ukraine. 

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Singapore’s high vaccination and booster rates give the country a window of opportunity to ease some Covid-19 measures, especially as the Omicron variant causes a less severe form of the disease, suggest several experts.

Easing measures does not mean doing away with all safety measures, they said. But there are some that may no longer be as useful.

On The Straits Times' The Big Story, video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Senior health correspondent Salma Khalik to find out more. 

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The Ministry of National Development has announced that Singapore residents can contribute ideas and views on how to breathe new life into HDB heartland shops through an online survey. Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly speaks to Michelle Ng, Housing Correspondent, The Straits Times who shares more on what this hopes to achieve.

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Markets are starting to show signs of recovering from late January's meltdown, with signs that the recent selloff may indeed be over. And while investors wait to see if other central banks will follow the Federal Reserve in raising rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia has been relatively dovish as compared to its G-10 peers. Jessica Amir, Australian Market Strategist at Saxo, spoke to us on Prime Time about how these events might shape the outlook for Australian equities.

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