The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
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Stay in the know with programs such as Viewpoint and Industry Insights in property, cryptocurrency, aviation, and shipping. We delve into the latest news, current events, and market updates to provide you with valuable insights into making informed financial decisions.
JUL 8, 2022
08/07/22 - Market View: Are bets that Asian central banks will keep ramping up interest rates overdone?On Market View, Melissia Hyak is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at the SGX to talk about inflation, with focus on how the key commodities gauge as plummeted since reaching an all-time high a month ago; more central banks in Asia hiking interest rates to tame inflation, including the central bank of Sri Lanka; while Morgan Stanley says bets that Asian central banks will keep ramping up interest rates are overdone; and what to expect for US inflation rate for June set to be released next year as well as Singapore's quarter 2 GDP estimates.
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JUL 7, 2022
07/07/22 - Soul of Business: Skills-based vs. Certification-based Hiring: Which will prevail?On The Soul of Business, in order to effectively address the accelerating demands of our current ever-growing tech world, the skills imparted to learners have to be rewired and tweaked constantly. Therefore, tailored training that equips learners with practical knowledge for them to keep abreast of the times will be quintessential in resolving the issue of skills gap. Melissa Hyak speaks to Prateek Hegde, COO, Asia-Pacific and CEO at Generation Singapore to find out more on skills-based hiring and skills gap in Singapore, and how they contribute positively to a nation progressing towards digitalisation.
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JUL 7, 2022
07/07/22 - Health Suites: How can enhanced diagnostics and screening access help with reining in the burden of infectious diseasesOn Health Suites, while COVID-19 has put diagnostics on the spotlight globally, the power of diagnostics far extends beyond this one disease. Diagnostics has a crucial role to play in addressing healthcare’s greatest challenge, ranging from infectious diseases, cancer or other serious health threats. Despite the value of diagnostic technologies, barriers in regulatory frameworks, funding and reimbursements discussions, and societal-based dilemmas limit the adoption of these tools. Melissa Hyak speaks to Chris Hardesty, Strategic Advisor at APACMed to find out the crucial role of screening and diagnostics to strengthen healthcare systems.
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JUL 7, 2022
07/07/22 - Market View: Can regional markets handle another 75 basis point rate hike by the Fed?On Market View, Melissa Hyak speaks to Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist at Standard Chartered Private Bank to discuss minutes of the Fed’s June meeting; with focus on how another possible 75 basis point rate hike will have an impact on the markets in the region; consumers believing that a recession is already here in the US; and how regional markets will react to a US recession. Separately, they also discuss the ease in food inflation and what another lockdown in Shanghai in China may mean for regional markets.
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JUL 6, 2022
06/07/22 - Soul of Business: Women Empowerment- Can Singapore’s businesses rise to the task?On The Soul of Business, a concrete pathway for Singapore to advance its progress in gender equality and empowering women in society is underway. A 10-year road map to ensure all Singapore women have greater access to opportunities, and more equal partnerships with men was endorsed by Parliament in April. Melissa Hyak speaks to Verena Siow, President and Managing Director, SAP Southeast Asia to take on the topic of women empowerment, and see whether Singapore business can rise to the task.
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JUL 6, 2022
06/07/22 - Health Suites: All about fertility healthOn Health Suites, in Singapore, one in six couples experience problems with infertility, for many different reasons. In about 39 per cent of these cases, the cause is female infertility. In 20 per cent, it is male infertility, and in 26 per cent the problem lies with both partners. Female infertility has various causes, such as lack of ovulation and womb problems. Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr Anupriya Agarwal, Senior Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, IVF Clinician from Virtus Health to find out all we need to know about fertility health.
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JUL 6, 2022
06/07/22 - Market View: Can we expect the Fed to end tightening and pivot from its hawkish rate hikes?On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management at Financial Alliance to talk about signs of a rapidly deteriorating US economic outlook spurring bond traders to pencil in a complete policy turnaround by the Federal Reserve in the coming year, with interest-rate cuts in the middle of 2023; with focus on what would be a clear evidence that inflation is coming down. They also discuss the possibility of the US easing tariffs on Chinese imports; where China's economy currently stands and how ASEAN equities are set to perform for the second half of 2022.
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JUL 5, 2022
05/07/22 - Health Suites: How artificial intelligence is helping doctors detect subtle colon polypsOn Health Suites, flat polyps are difficult for doctors to detect. Yet, they need to be found and removed as they can become cancerous and some may do so more quickly than regular polyps. Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr Frederick Koh, Consultant at Department of Surgery at Sengkang General Hospital to find how artificial intelligence helps doctors detect such subtle colon polyps.
Highlights:
00:44 - What are flat polyps?
03:36 - Are flat polyps more common in older adults?
06:32 - How can you screen for flat polyps as they are more difficult to detect?
09:01 - How has artificial intelligence helped with detecting flat polyps easier?
15:58 - What can we do to prevent flat polyps?
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JUL 4, 2022
04/07/22 - Health Suites: AI software to improve detection of cardiovascular diseaseOn Health Suites, cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer globally with one in three of us likely to suffer from it. There have also been recent studies into the long term impact of COVID-19 on our hearts. Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr Carolyn Lam, Senior Consultant Cardiologist at National Heart Centre Singapore, Professor at Duke-National University of Singapore and co-founder of Us2.ai to dive into more details about an AI software that improves detection of cardiovascular disease.
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JUL 1, 2022
01/07/22 - Soul of Business: How robots are saving senior service staffOn Soul of Business, “Service with a smile” — It’s a common rule in the service industry. However, after a tumultuous pandemic and a persistent manpower crunch, servers in the F&B industry found a lot less reasons to smile. Melissa Hyak speaks to Irene Phung, Marketing Manager at Pudu Robotics to find out how these challenges can be tackled with help from robots.
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