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From China’s central bank cutting their benchmark lending rate to China looking at further improving their anti-monopoly legislation and industry regulation plus their situation with Covid-19 variant Omicron, 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 the fall of Biden’s Build Back Better bill, the US response to Omicron, Europe's introduction of more curbs to fight a surge in Covid-19 infections, and more. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast.  The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 02:08 More unvaccinated seniors than previously thought in a few US states due to mistake in vaccination audit numbers 04:07 US Federal Agency will issue citations to companies for failing to comply with the nationwide mandate of testing and/or vaccinations 05:30 Taiwan votes against reimposing ban on US imported pork that contains feed additive ractopamine, which is banned in European Union, China and Russia 07:00 San Francisco declared a state of emergency due to the spike of fatal drug overdoses, caused mainly by fentanyl Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: 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/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Just recently, UPS Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) opened its first innovation centre globally aiming to connect businesses in Asia with emerging technologies in logistics. Li Yu, Director, APAC Contract Logistics and Healthcare, UPS shares more about the learning lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic to the supply chain sector and what the launch of its Supply Chain Solutions Asia Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC) in Singapore mean for UPS. 

What is performance marketing, and why does it matter today? Joseph Goh, Co-founder, Marketing Strategist and Branding Expert, Hyper Fame Digital breaks down the differences between ‘Digital marketing’ and ‘performance marketing’, and why performance marketing is the right fit for traditional retail businesses. 

In this week's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of the Biden administration’s “Build Back Better” plan, President Joe Biden's warning of the perils of remaining unvaccinated, U.K's 16-fold increase in Covid-19 cases a week, and more. 

From the over-counted number of Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, to the issuing of citations to companies by the U.S. federal agency, and a declaration of a state of emergency in San Francisco, Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, 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/

Mitul Kotecha, Chief EM Asia and Europe Strategist, TD Securities discusses the surprise decision by the Bank of England to hike rates for the first time since the pandemic and reviews how the major currencies will perform in 2022.

What do retail business owners need to take note of when navigating the highly competitive, and transformed, retail landscape? How can established companies and SMEs also leverage the D2C approach to build profitable and sustainable brands? Melvin Chee, CEO & Co-founder, RPG Commerce joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to answer these questions, and more.

Revolut Singapore recently released a report, comparing local physical F&B spend against a timeline of Covid-dining restrictions. James Shanahan, CEO, Revolut Singapore shares more about the report, including the trends that were observed throughout the many changes of dining restrictions and the potential impacts that could arise upon introducing new restrictions.