Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

The Nasdaq Composite closed higher, as investors fled to tech stocks after a tamer-than-expected inflation report. April consumer prices climbed 4.9% from a year ago, lower than the 5 per cent gain anticipated by economists polled by Dow Jones. "A little bit of a wild ride today, but a great close," says Bill Baruch, President of Blue Line Futures who shares his analysis on the latest movements in today's US markets, including what's churning in the energy sector and why investors are flocking to tech stocks. Presenter: Lynlee Foo Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Glenn Thum, Research Analyst, Phillip Securities Research discusses how much potentially tighter financial conditions will weigh on OCBC in the coming year, on the back of a robust set of first quarter results.

Joseph Liow, Tan Kah Kee Chair in Comparative and International Politics at Nanyang Technological University Singapore shares his take on whether the two superpowers are headed to a collision and where they should start if they want to thaw relations that are increasingly becoming frozen.  This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

As A.I. becomes increasingly integrated into every aspect of our lives, we will look at how it is revolutionizing businesses and industries. On Your Mind Your Business, Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang look at an emerging field - insect farming and how one startup is using A.I. to optimize efficiency to address food security issues. They find out more from Mikhail S Zeldovich, Co-Founder and Chairman, Entoverse.   This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

Stocks closed lower as investors ready themselves for key inflation reports due later this week and progress on the US debt limit. Nadine Terman, CEO & CIO of Solstein Capital shares her analysis on how markets are pricing in on jittery moments as investors wait out for progress on the US debt ceiling debates, where investors should be looking to for safety and what the stock buybacks in the tech space mean for investors. Presenter: Ryan Huang  Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

On Mind Your Business SME segment, we will be delving into the stories of exceptional individuals who have turned adversity into opportunity. Our guest is a dadpreneur who once had four failed businesses to owning 9 active businesses today. In this podcast, we will be talking about his latest venture - his first sustainability-driven store that embraces simplicity, imperfection and craftsmanship. Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang find out more with Brien Chua, CEO and Founder of Sheldon Global and Founder of HOUZE. This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

David Wong, Senior Investment Strategist for Equities, AllianceBernstein, shares how bullish he is around technology stocks, in view of recent rounds of layoffs, cost pressures, and elevated rates.

The US government could start running out of money within weeks unless it allows itself to borrow more. Coming against that backdrop, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that failure to raise the US' debt ceiling could have dire consequences. Ahead of US President Joe Biden's meeting with congress leaders on the issue, Peter C Earle, Economist and Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research takes a deep dive into technicalities behind the debt crisis. This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)  Highlights: 01:05 - US debt has sometimes risen faster than the debt ceiling, so why the urgency to take action right now? 01:52 - The clock is ticking as we speak. What drastic consequences could we see if the debt ceiling isn’t lifted on time before the US breaches that ceiling? Is a recession on the horizon in your opinion?   03:02 - The US has actually modified the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. Could you give us some sense of why it has grown so much?  03:51 - Since we're talking about history, I'm going to take you back to the very very beginning. How did this concept of the ceiling come about? 04:27 - Can hitting the debt ceiling now be avoided without Congressional action? 05:21 - Some economists are saying that the Treasury Department could potentially buy more time, like you said, by engaging in other unprecedented actions - such as selling large amounts of gold, minting a special large-denomination coin, issuing IOUs that could be sold and traded in private markets, or invoking the Fourteenth Amendment to override the statutory debt limit. Do you believe such options could help the situation, and if so, how much more time can that buy?  06:46 - We’re just a day ahead of President Biden’s meeting with congress leaders. How likely will we see a raise in the debt ceiling at this meeting? And if not, which other markets are likely to see ripple effects? 07:30 - Warren Buffett - whose conglomerate is viewed as a barometer of economic health in the US because of the range of businesses it owns - believes that we will skirt a recession. Which sectors are expected to be the hardest hit in the coming months? 08:34 - So we were talking about buying time earlier, what kind of negative consequences would that bring if they were to buy more time?

US equities eked out a small gain on Monday while Treasuries fell as investors weigh out what it would take to finally reverse the Federal Reserve’s path on rates after a survey of loan demand showed signs of credit tightening. Paul Wankmueller, CMT, Director of Business Development at Martin Fund Management shares his technical analysis on a surprising bounce in demand for some loan categories, oil prices decline and outlook on the backdrop of recent OPEC+ surprise cuts, drivers of the gold action, as well as expectations ahead of the US debt ceiling talks. Presenter: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

On the Bigger Picture, Sean Cheong chats with Matthew Taylor, Senior Director, Strategic Communications, FTI Consulting, on the latest US Jobs Data; the VIX, which has moved parabolically in the last week; and what could happen if US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen's warning about the debt ceiling, is to come to pass.