Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss how markets are responding to Fed Governor Lael Brainard and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly's comments on the central bank’s commitment to fighting inflation through higher interest rates, the coordination ofa fresh round of sanctions by the U.S., European Union and Group of Seven on Russia, Shanghai's extension of its restrictions amid a new surge in Covid cases. 

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics and Strategy at MizuhoBank discusses why the Japanese currency has been under much more pressure recently, the implications for investors, as well as the country's economy since exports will become more competitive, though import costs will increase.

Creativity, immersive experiences and the digital economy ruled the chatter at the recent Adobe Summit 2022 digital experience conference. This comes as the company unveiled new products and enhancements to existing products under its Adobe Experience Cloud and other suites at the event. Simon Dale, Managing Director of Southeast Asia & Korea, Adobe shares what brands can do to manage the weight of consumer expectations along with their trust when it comes to data use, while accelerating their digital transformation strategy. 

The cryptocurrency market has grown exponentially, with a global market value of about $2 trillion, and yet, the uncertainty of its regulation and legal status continue to be subject of debate. Danny Ong, Partner, Rajah & Tann’s Fraud, Asset Recovery and Investigations Practice shares how one can safeguard their digital assets especially in a world where NFT scams are rampant and what more can be done to ensure protection is available for such investors. 

From Beijing's reaction to the US's latest ‘warning shot’ on Chinese businesses, to China's efforts to mend fences with its neighbours and the fate of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘common prosperity’ program, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss what Europe's new package of sanctions against Russia could entail, breakdown Sri Lanka's political and economical crisis, and Elon Musk's 9.2% stake on Twitter which sent TWTR shares soaring 25% in premarket trading. 

Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses if the latest compromise by China signals that the slump for Chinese stocks has bottomed out, and also other key events to watch out for this week.

Listed on the Catalist Board in July 2020, Singapore Paincare Holdings (SPCH)'s goal is to bring paincare to the masses and make it readily available and closer to the heartlands.  And since their IPO, they have worked hard to create a paincare eco-system that would enable them to journey with their patients from treatment to rehabilitation to wellness. Dr Bernard Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Paincare Holdings (SPCH) shares how his company is planning to change the way healthcare is being consumed for chronic persistent pain and his plans to replicate the Group's paincare ecosystem regionally.