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Washington Report Ep 21: US works on its international relations and climate crisis efforts 10:32 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Ryan Huang and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: US President Joe Biden faced some challenges at the G20 Summit (1:20) Possible outcomes of the meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (3:05) Taiwan; one of the key points of discussion in the US-China meeting between US secretary of state Anthony Blinken and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (4:29) US mended ties with European Union, repairing post-Trump damages (7:28) What to expect from the US delegation at the COP26 climate conference from Oct 31 - Nov 12? (8:39) Produced by: 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/Ju4h  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://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter:  https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Joey Chew, Senior Asia FX Strategist, HSBC discusses how Asian currencies including the SGD will be impacted by the FOMC's expected tapering annoucement in its meeting this week.

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the Biden administration’s agenda at the G20 summit along with what to expect from the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. 

David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on some of the highlights in the news for the month of October, along with his analysis on the top market winners and losers.

After much consideration, Goldbell Corporation has recently announced the completion of its acquisition of electric car-sharing firm BlueSG and is set to invest S$40 million to grow the company over the next two years. Kelvin Tay, Managing Director, Future Mobility Goldbell & Director, BlueSG shares the company's thought process when deciding on what to add on to their business vertices and the kind of opportunities Goldbell foresee in the ‘controlled environment autonomy’ sector in Singapore. 

The Breakfast Huddle serves up what investors should be watching in the world of business and finance

Inside Hong Kong Ep 12: Stricter quarantine rules to achieve Hong Kong's Covid Zero goal 7:17 mins 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 and Timothy Go on the following points: Current exemptions to skip mandatory 21-day hotel quarantine will be removed (0:44) New government rules - discharged patients who have recovered from Covid-19 - have to serve 14 days in quarantine (2:16) Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has ordered that the group behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil, be struck from the company registry (4:50) National Security Law threat caused Amnesty International to close its operations in Hong Kong - a blow for human rights (5:33) Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Eoonomic and Strategy, Mizuho Bank recaps their policy decisions this week with the focus on boJ, ECB, BoC and FOMC.

Due to the impacts of Covid-19 in the F&B sector, such as rental costs and supply chain issues, many businesses, including Penang Culture, have had to adapt in order to survive. Shawn Lim, Executive Director, Penang Culture, shares more about their pivoting efforts and how they intend to consistently adapt to consumer preferences during this period.