Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses how the 5.3% rise in August US consumer prices will affect taper timelines, and how markets will react when tapering does actually take place.

Shareholders of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have overwhelmingly backed its plan to hive off its media business. And this will pave the way for the formation of a new company limited by guarantee (CLG), while potentially unlocking shareholder value for the mainboard-listed company. Patrick Daniel, CEO, SPH Media Trust shares what becoming not-for-profit would mean for a company with so much history in the media industry locally and SPH Media's plans to continue to be a strong brand in Singapore. 

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives a breakdown on the latest of Malaysia’s 14th Parliament and its new bipartisan deal, the impact of Najib Razak’s presence in parliament, the launch of a pilot test of localised lockdowns in Philippines, the easing of restrictions in Bali, and more. 

According to a prediction by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global maritime industry will miss the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050 due to a “lack of available low-carbon options on the market". George Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Forrest shares how his company's Full Electric Ready (FER) propulsion solution is able to contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions of up to 20% – when compared to current solutions in the market – and how they plan to support the industry's push towards the adoption of greener systems.

China Perspective Ep 13: The intention behind China's efforts to better international relationships 10:53 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Objective of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's working visit to Singapore (1:24) China's pledge of 200 million yuan worth of aid to Afghanistan an overture? (2:52) Consequences of Beijing's plans to break up Ant Group's AliPay (5:25) The domino effect of China Evergrande Group going through debt restructuring (7:00) Produced by: 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/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 Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei 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!

Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets, talks about how the scrutiny on the electric vehicle industry will pan out for the leading companies, and if the Chinese market is still too risky to invest in.

Due to the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that is collapsing under the weight of Covid-19, major Chinese and Hong Kong shipping groups have been logging record revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year, as tight capacity and a shortage of containers in key markets intersected with a disruption of operations at a number of major ports. Raymon Krishnan, President, The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society shares why businesses are still turning to the shipping industry despite high freight rates and other challenges the freight industry is facing right now despite the demand. 

CNBC's Matt Taylor discusses how markets are set up for this week's US consumer inflation data and how COVID-19 is disrupting Australia's growth outlook.

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend of thematic investing as more investors are taking note of the huge gains made by specialist funds that are focused on areas such as technology and clean energy. But although isolating specific disruptive themes can be rewarding, there are risks and pitfalls that investors should be aware of. Chen Xi, Fund Manager, Multi-Asset, Schroders shares more about the trend's growing popularity and how one can get into it the right way.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives an analysis of China's possible agenda during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two day working visit to Singapore, China's ambitions to dive into Afghanistan after pledging 200 million yuan worth of aid including food supplies and Covid-19 vaccines to them, maritime tensions between Japan and China, and more.