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FEB 7, 2022
07/02/22 - ST: The Big Story, 07 Feb - What you need to know about S'pore's planned GST hikeMinister for Finance Lawrence Wong will deliver Singapore's Budget 2022 statement on Feb 18 in Parliament at 3.30pm. One thing to look out for is the planned GST hike, with more details about it expected to be revealed during the speech. On The Straits Times' Big Story, Harianto Diman speaks to Straits Times' Opinion editor Grace Ho who shares more.
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FEB 7, 2022
07/02/22 - What to look out for in Budget 2022Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong is set to deliver his first Singapore Budget 2022 statement on February 18th in Parliament at 3.30pm. For what to look out for in the speech, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times who gives a preview.
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FEB 7, 2022
07/02/22 - Has the tech rally come to a screeching halt?Last week saw Facebook crash more than 25% in the worst slump in the history of the stock market. Prime Time’s Finance Presenter, JP Ong speaks to Daniel Ives, Managing Director for Equity Research at Wedbush Securities, who shared his analysis on whether the tech rally, we’ve seen over the last two years, is over.
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FEB 5, 2022
05/02/22 - Forex Fridays: Taking Stock of Recent USD Softness and Recent Central Bank DecisionsIn 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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FEB 4, 2022
04/02/22 - In The Spotlight: Latest from the Ukraine-Russia crisisThe 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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FEB 4, 2022
04/02/22 - ST: The Big Story, 4 Feb - What is Singapore's window of opportunity to ease Covid-19 rules?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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FEB 4, 2022
04/02/22 - Govt launches online survey seeking views on how to rejuvenate HDB shopsThe 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 whoshares more on what this hopes to achieve.
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FEB 3, 2022
03/02/22 - Australia's Market Outlook Against the Fed's Tighter Policy ProspectsMarkets 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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FEB 3, 2022
03/02/22 - In The Spotlight: Challenges ahead for the Beijing Winter OlympicsThe Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony is set to get underway, but the games face a number of huge challenges. Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to James Walton, SEA Sports Business Group Leader, Deloitte who shares his analysis on how China might tackle these issues.
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FEB 3, 2022
03/02/22 - ST: The Big Story (03 Feb) - GPs in S'pore see surge in number of patients over CNY holidaysGeneral practitioner clinics that remained open over the Chinese New Year holiday saw a surge in walk-in patients, some with acute respiratory infection. On The Straits Times Big Story, Olivia Quay speaks to Dr Tan Teck Jack, Chief executive of Northeast Medical Group, who shares more about the situation after the two-day Chinese New Year break.
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