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Abigail Watt, Research Economist, abrdn shares her insights on the impact investors could see with a looming government shutdown on the horizon, whether the Fed might cut rates next year and how the upcoming meeting between Xi and Biden will impact the world's two largest economies.  Presented by: Willie Keng Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

James Cook, Executive Director, Head of Investment Specialists at Federated Hermes explains why it may pay off to be contrarian amid pockets of opportunities in Asia ex-Japan.

Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist, IG discusses how OCBC's third quarter was supported by record growth in net interest income and higher non-interest income. He shares how much momentum loans growth will see against OCBC's outlook that :macroeconomic conditions are expected to be clouded by growing uncertainties from inflationary risks, tightening monetary policies and heightened geopolitical risks."

Have you come across anyone who invested and started a new business to keep their mom occupied? Or how many of us would actually think of doing that to keep our mom occupied?  Well, this is the unique story of our pair of mom and son in today’s intergenerational series, where a broken family legacy is being rekindled. Marx Lee, Founder, Coffee Together & Ann Tan, Store Manager, Coffee Togethershare more about their journey, how they work together as mom and son, especially, who's the real boss? Presented by Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management shares his take on whether the Fed is done with its rate hikes, what's fuelling the optimism surrounding Disney, possible opportunities investors can look at in the bond markets and the key risks as the year-end approaches. Presented by: Sean Cheong Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

From bottles and bags, to less obvious sources like teabags and clothes - plastic pollution is any plastic that ends up in the environment.  With the global call to fight climate change growing louder, innovators are hard at work to develop solutions that can make plastic disappear.  On this episode of Climate Connections: The Earthshot Prize 2022 winner, Rodrigo García González, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Notpla takes us behind-the-scenes of his company's seaweed-based invention that naturally decomposes in weeks, compared to 700 years for plastic. Associate Professor Soo Han Sen from the NTU School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology shares how his team developed a method to upcycle plastics into liquids that can store hydrogen. Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Ryan Huang Music/photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors Special thanks to The Earthshot Prize

Parts of the US and Europe are giving consumers more power to repair their devices through “right-to-repair” legislation. But did you know that this rather simple idea could have very contentious implications on intellectual property rights?  On this episode of Morning Shot, Anthony Rosborough, intellectual property lawyer & doctoral researcher in law at the European University Institute puts that into perspective. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Rick Bensignor, Founder & Managing Partner, The Bensignor Group shares his insights on how the market is performing across the different asset classes, potential fall in rates towards the end of next year, and what he's telling his clients now in terms of asset allocation. Presented by: Willie Keng Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

In this episode of UOB ASEAN Conversations, Frederick Chin, Head of Group Wholesale Banking and Markets, UOB, discusses the role of UOB as a connector and catalyst for companies targeting growth in ASEAN. Presented by Ryan Huang Podcast produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) 

Why would a Singapore-based proptech start-up skip its home turf to debut on the Nasdaq exchange in the United States? Well, their decision to go stateside for their IPO is just the tip of the iceberg in their grand plan for global expansion. Aloysius Chong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Simpple shares more on the motivation and benefits behind listing on Nasdaq, as well as their strategy to penetrate into different markets.  Presented by Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech