Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Live commerce has undoubtedly marked the opening of a new chapter in sales, having established itself as a fixture in sales campaigns and more broadly, a reliable digital tool for boosting customer engagement and sales. Samuel Vanel, Vice President, Product & Services APAC, INCA shares some of the live commerce trends to follow in 2022 and what this next wave of the e-commerce revolution can do to stay relevant in a post-Covid-19 world.

This week on Washington Report, Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the US's plan to help transfer Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine, Donald Trump's return to Michigan to rally his base, a historic move by the Amazon workers in New York to become the first group to vote in favour of unionising at a U.S. facility, and more.    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 the increased warnings of a slow economic growth as the two-year U.S. yield exceeds the 30-year rate for the first time since 2007, China's modification of a decade-long rule that restricted offshore-listed firms’ financial data sharing practice, what to expect from the FOMC meeting happening this Thursday, and more. 

Rusmin Ang, CEO, The Fifthperson discusses the implications of rising interest rates for S-REITS, and which are the better sectors to focus on as business activities return, as well as how companies will adjust to a new normal of working.

Lendor is an on-demand rental marketplace platform with an extensive library of things that consumers can rent from partner businesses and share with trusted peers for short-term use. Chuan Wei Zhang, CEO & Co-Founder, Lendor shares and how the company can  potentially disrupt consumerism through its rental services and what they are doing to meet the change in demand for products in a post-Covid-19 world. 

Wrapping up the month of March, David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor joins us to talk about the risk of the US going into recession in the face of an inverted yield curve, and his analysis on some of the top market winners and losers of the month. 

The Government has released the White Paper on Singapore's Women’s Development earlier this week, with proposals for 25 action plans in five key areas. Dr Rashimah Rajah, Lecturer, Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School shares how gender equality in Singapore has evolved since the passing of the Women's Charter in 1961 and what more can be done to support, empower and uplift women in Singapore. 

In this morning’s, The Breakfast Brief, we discuss how markets are reacting to the latest move by the US to release roughly a million barrels of oil a day from reserves to tackle rising energy costs, OPEC+’s refusal to increase its own production, and Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas! 

Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Australian correspondent Jonathan Pearlman. Highlights (click/tap above): 02:21 A new attraction in Sydney as Australia begins to allow visitors 05:36 Australia's former defence minister, John Faulkner, says the trek is a must-do for walkers 08:18 Australia's property prices and the impending elections 15:18 How Covid-19 is affecting Australia's tourism industry 17:51 Jonathan's personal recommendation on what not to miss in Sydney Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Bhagyashree Garekar’s stories: https://str.sg/whNo Read Jonathan Pearlman's stories: https://str.sg/whNJ Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly. While Hong Kong is officially clinging to a "zero-Covid" strategy, recent actions suggest it is pivoting away from that at a time when most other major global cities are learning to live with the virus. Produced by: Claire Huang (huangjy@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Prime Time team Edited by: Nadiah Koh Follow Inside Hong Kong twice a month on Thursdays on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's articles: https://str.sg/3xR6 Follow Claire Huang on Twitter: https://str.sg/3xRL Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!