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Central banks around the ASEAN region are working to quell inflationary pressures. At home, the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced hours ago that it would re-centre the mid-point of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate or (S$NEER) policy band in a surprise off-cycle move after raising its full-year core inflation forecasts by 0.5 per cent to between 3 and 4 per cent. And earlier we saw Indonesia’s headline inflation for June spiked to a 5 year high of 4.4 per cent on-year, breaching Bank Indonesia’s 4 per cent target upper-bound. To what extent will central banks move to rein in soaring prices dampen growth? And what's the economic outlook for ASEAN? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research at UOB for a detailed overview of the region.

The Singapore economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter this year, indicating weakening global and domestic demand for goods and services amid surging inflation. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore further tightened its policy stance, making room for a stronger Singapore dollar to douse the impact of rising global prices as it raised inflation forecasts for this year. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Senior economist at DBS Irvin Seah to weigh in on the developments.

There has been a great crash of cryptocurrency this year with vulnerable digital currency market amid a global economy’s wider problems. This downturn has claimed the arrival of a “crypto winter”. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Brian Fernandez, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Biztech.asia to find out more. 

It is reported that Singapore is facing the highest shortage of talents in 16 years. A large number of local professionals are expecting to resign from their current jobs this year, chasing for better work-life balance. Coupled with the challenges of remote and hybrid work practices stemming from the pandemic, what can employers do to better attract and retain talent? On Prime Time, host Timothy Go spoke with Karen Ng, Regional Head of Expansion & Market Lead Hong Kong, Singapore, ASEAN, India at Deel to find out more.  Highlights of the conversation: 1:00 : Challenges in hiring the right talent posed by remote work model 2:40 : Why are businesses open to hiring remotely? 4:58 : How does Deel help in the retention of remote workers? 7:21 : How long does Deel stay with the companies throughout the service?

4Day Work week or Flexible working arrangements or both?  What do Singaporeans really want?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different working models?   Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Lauren Huntington, Employee Experience Solution Strategist for Southeast Asia, Qualtrics to find out more. 

It’s been just two weeks since the US, Britain and their allies decided to notch up the wave of sanctions on Russia to ban the purchase of newly mined and refined gold from the country. But with Russia being the world’s second largest producer of gold, how have gold prices reacted to the news so far, and what does this mean for the prices of gold in the longer term? In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Robin Tsui, APAC Gold Strategist at State Street SPDR ETFs to find out. 

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a dramatic increase in consumer demand for online channels, accelerating the paradigm shift towards a digital economy and further fostering the growth of various forms of online fraud attacks and risks. Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Kenneth Koh, Head of Industry Consulting APJ, SAS to find out more.

A record year for Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings - which had just completed a review of their previous fiscal year. Net Portfolio Value went up by S$22 billion from the previous year and crossed the S$400 billion mark for the first time, with a 1-year total shareholder return (TSR) of 5.8 per cent. We also saw Temasek making several moves to better tap structural trends and better position for the long-term. So what are some of the opportunities that lie ahead? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Russell Tham, Joint Head of Enterprise Development Group (Singapore),and  Head of Strategic Development at Temasek International to find out.

Singapore replaced China as the top investment destination for Temasek in its last financial year, when the value of its net portfolio surged to a record high of $403 billion despite volatile market conditions. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Rohit Sipahimalani, Temasek's chief investment officer, about the investor's performance.

Home owners here will face higher mortgage repayment since interest rates have been continuously raised by banks. Lenders are following the US Federal Reserve making three rate hikes this year to address the upsurge of inflation. In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go spoke with Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy, ERA Real Estate to find out where mortgage rates in Singapore are headed and what homeowners should do.