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SEP 21, 2021
21/09/21 - What's at Stake at the Federal Reserve's Upcoming Policy DecisionThe Federal Reserve holds its next policy decision later this week -- with some expecting policymakers to lay out a roadmap for tapering its bond buying program. It's gotten fairly busy out in the US though - -with inflationary pressures complicating the Fed's next decision and stirring the discussion on when rate hikes should start. Thomas Costerg, Pictet Wealth Management's Senior US Economist, joined us on Prime Time to talk about what he's expecting from the Fed's next decision, and if there are any risks should the US fail to raise its debt ceiling in the coming weeks.
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SEP 20, 2021
20/09/21 - In The Spotlight: Singapore, Temasek launch S$1.5 billion fund to boost marketSingapore is looking to set up a S$1.5 billion fund backed by state investment firm Temasek Holdings to bolster its stock market and boost activity and trading volume.
In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly put Singapore’s market in the spotlight and discuss SPACS, strategic partnerships and grants for firms to list here with Ishika Mookerjee, Asia Markets Reporter at Bloomberg.
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SEP 20, 2021
20/09/21 - SGExtra: Over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for two straight days. What next?More than 1,000 new Covid-19 infections were reported in Singapore for the second day in a row on Sunday.
There were a total of 1,012 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily number since April 23 last year when there were 1,037 new cases.
In SGExtra, host Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly speak to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more on the Covid-19 situation here.
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SEP 20, 2021
20/09/21 - ST: The Big Story, 20 SepIn The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Dr Tan Teck Jack, CEO of Northeast Medical Group about Covid-19 self-test kits - and under what circumstances, and how frequent, should you self-test.
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SEP 20, 2021
20/09/21 - Assessing Risks in the Fixed Income SpaceFrom possible deleveraging and regulatory risks in China to tighter policy from the Federal Reserve, market sentiment has become more challenged in recent times, posing new challenges for bond investors. Eastspring Investments Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Goh Rong Ren joined us on Prime Time to discuss how these potential risks are informing their strategy, what risks he's tracking, and if it's impacted growing ESG investing trends in Mainland China.
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SEP 19, 2021
19/09/21 - Forex Fridays: Fed Decisions, China Slowdowns and ASEAN ReopeningsA big week ahead for monetary policy decisions, with the Federal Reserve leading the charge. Closer to home, China showed more signs of the economic rebound slowing down, while various parts of Southeast Asia begin reopening despite continued COVID-19 uncertainties. Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst for Exinity, joined us on Forex Fridays what this might all mean for the broader Forex markets.
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SEP 17, 2021
17/09/21 - In The Spotlight: Board diversity here in SingaporeIn The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Alvin Chiang, Consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates about board diversity here in Singapore, and what companies need to do to navigate diversity and compliance.
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SEP 16, 2021
16/09/21 - Analysis on Malaysia’s historic bipartisan dealMalaysia is not expected to go to the polls for at least another year, under a historic bipartisan deal signed between the government and main opposition bloc Pakatan Harapan on Monday that paves the way for political stability and institutional reforms.
In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Adib Zalkapli, Director, BowerGroupAsia for an analysis on these developments.
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SEP 16, 2021
16/09/21 - The Power of Digitalisation in Driving Transformation in Social ServicesToday, the social services sector is faced with growing demand and greater complexity in providing social services, increasingly tech-savvy service users, and a lack of access to technology for those in need of most support.
But what exactly would the digitalisation of the social service sector look like? And where are we now on this journey?
On SGExtra, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go speak with Pua Chieh Sze, Director and Principal Consultant of Customer Capital Consulting and Bruce Liew, Director of Sector Digitalisation and Transformation at the National Council of Social Service about how the social services sector is digitalising to make the delivery of social services more efficient.
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08:54
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SEP 16, 2021
16/09/21 - Broader China Property Risks and Contagion ProbabilitiesBrock Silvers, CIO of Kaiyuan Capital, joined on us Prime Time discuss the ongoing troubles of China Evergrande Group and the broader Chinese real estate sector. In an extensive interview, Mr Silvers discussed what a potential collapse of Evergrande may mean for broader Chinese and Asian market stability, if regulators on the Mainland can stay on top of things, and what he thought of Blackstone's failed bid for SOHO China.
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