Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

The Singapore government announced on Wednesday a package of measures to cool the private residential and HDB resale markets. Professor Sing Tien Foo, Head, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School & Director of Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS), NUS shares more about the measures and how they have affected the property market so far. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Bank of England announcement of a surprise rate hike, ECB announcing an end to PEPP in March and Erdogan and the CBRT continuing to pile misery on the lira and those that rely on it. 

Power Play Ep 8: US-China: War of words over democracy  11:14 mins Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.  Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following: Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:40 China and Russia among some of the countries not invited to President Biden's Summit for Democracy 02:15 China's own "whole-process democracy" and its insults towards US' democratic system 05:23 The reason behind China's protests and its attempt to convince other countries of its viewpoint 07:17 US' division of the world into "democratic" and "undemocratic" camps 09:21 Taiwan's invite to the summit reaffirms views of US President Joe Biden administration's support for the island Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel every week here and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Charissa Yong's stories: https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa 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 #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

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital discusses how markets will price in the policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. 

With borders slowing reopening, and Singapore introducing Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), many are finding this as an opportunity to travel once more. But as the pandemic remains volatile, one can expect travel restrictions to simple change overnight. Lina Ang, Managing Director APAC, Sojern shares how individuals and businesses can better prepare themselves for sudden travel restrictions change.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US Federal Reserve's aggressive dial back on its bond buying and three rate hikes in 2022, the most significant risks to the financial system's stability, property cooling measures in Singapore, and more. 

In this week's Companies to Watch, we are joined by Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Securities to discuss the significance of Keppel Corporation's plans to acquire 51% stake in solar power producer Cleantech Solar Energy, and the impact of the Singapore's new cooling measures on the company. 

Regional Round-up Ep 28: Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget for 2022 10:33 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:57 US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South-east Asia region to bolster economic and security cooperation 02:59 The significance behind Malaysia's Parliament passing constitutional amendments to elevate the status of Sabah and Sarawak 04:32 Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget of MYR 332.1 billion for the year 2022 06:07 National Unity government led by supporters of Aang Sang Suu Kyi recognises Tether, a form of cryptocurrency, as an official currency for local use 07:32 A possible salt tax to be implemented in Thailand Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, 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 Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX 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:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Manpreet Gill, Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses how the Fed's expected tapering will affect stock markets, and his view on Chinese stocks as developer Shimao Group raises jitters around corporate governance issues.

More start-ups in Southeast Asia have attained unicorn status in the past couple of years due to factors such as robust funding from the private equity markets and rising middle class. So has the term ‘unicorn status’ become too saturated and what does this mean for stakeholders? Shannon Lee Chaluangco, Investment Director, MDI Ventures joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to discuss the issue at hand.