The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo

On Health Suites, over the last 3 years, bruxism has been on the rise in Singapore amidst the pandemic, with dentists seeing an influx of patients who grind their teeth. Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr. Matt Thompson, Co-Founder and Clinical Director at expatdental to find out more about bruxism and how it can be treated.

On Market View, Melissia Hyak is joined by Lionel Lin, Director of Research at SGX to discuss what to look ahead in markets for the week, with focus on STI's expected performance for the week; last week's series of interest rate hikes and its effect on regional markets; and how a US recession will impact Singapore and other regional areas. 

On Soul of Business, the Courier, Express and Parcel industry is witnessing a pivotal moment right now. What they do today, their goals and the transformation objectives will decide how relevant and profitable they will be 10 years from now. Melissa Hyak speaks to Soham Chokshi, Co-Founder and CEO of Shipsy to find out how this industry can embrace a smart logistics management platform as a way forward.

On Market View, Melissia Hyak is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at the SGX for a wrap on the week's markets with focus on US Fed's interest rate hike and its ripple effect on the central banks across the region; STI's performance this week; and Singapore's NODX results for May.

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Alvin Liew, Senior Economist at UOB to discuss the latest interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve; with focus on what it means for the US economy; whether a recession in the US is imminent; whether other central banks in the region will follow suit; and the European Central Bank's plans to design a new bond-buying plan to tackle market turmoil. 

On Health Suites… Could having noisy neighbours become a public health issue? Melissa Hyak speaks to Assistant Professor Fan Yi, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School to look into a new study on urban noise, sleep disruption and health, which found that noise from one’s neighbours can have a significant impact 

On Market View, Melissia Hyak is joined by Radhika Rao, Executive Director & Senior Economist at DBS Bank, Singapore to discuss the likelihood of a mounting economic recession, with focus on the Fed and other central banks, including the Bank of England and the European Central Bank forced to hike interest rates more aggressively; and what to expect for the annual core inflation rate in the Euro Area that will be released this Friday. 

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Duncan Tan, Interest Rates Strategist at DBS.to talk about rate decisions across the globe; with focus on US expected interest rate hike later this week; Japan's firm commitment to keeping rates low; and what to expect for China’s medium-term lending facility rate decision.

On Health Suites, studies show that 36 per cent of patients with a severe form of leaky heart valve will die within one year of diagnosis if it is not treated. But many patients, who have a high risk of complications from surgical procedures, have to leave their condition largely untreated. Melissia Hyak speaks to Associate Professor Jack Tan, Head and Senior Consultant at the Department of Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore to talk about how patients with leaky heart valve have more minimally invasive options to treat the condition, with two new procedures introduced.   Highlights: 00:34 What is leaky heart valve?  03:03 What constitutes as a severe condition?  07:01 What are the new procedures that are minimally invasive? 09:13 What are the potential complications of those procedures? 11:27 Is there a possibility of younger people to have a leaky heart?

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Lionel Lin, Director of Research at SGX to talk about Friday's US inflation report; with focus on whether the Fed is expected to raise the fed funds rate by a half point on Wednesday and again next month; how such rate hikes will affect markets in the region; and how the STI is set to perform this week.