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On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Emelia Tan, Research Analyst at the SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they look at the markets following comments from the US Fed ahead of upcoming FMOC meeting, a review of  what made STI the second best performing in the region, plus an in depth look at why Yang Zijiang Shipbuilding dropped over 40% at the open today, while Sembcorp and Keppel Corp rose between 30% to 50% this year ahead of a transformative deal, plus what to look ahead in the coming week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advanced figures for Singapore's 1Q GDP showed that the economy grew by 3.4% in the 1st 3 months of the year, missing consensus estimates. On top of that, the Monetary Authority of Singapore enacted not one, but two, tightening measures while raising their inflation outlook for the year. On Prime Time, JP Ong spoke to Selena Ling, Chief Economist and Head of Treasury Research & Strategy at OCBC, to get her reaction to the numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Candace Li, Market Analyst, SGX and JP Ong, Finance Presenter as they crunched the numbers of the market movements this past week, looking at the STI, the trio of local banks, sizeable inflows for Reits this year, also thanks to easing of safe management measures here, how does it affect F&B sectors here, as well as commodities, especially oil prices, plus what to look out next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and JP Ong, Finance Presenter as they round up the first quarter of 2022, how the STI and the region has reacted to the unexpected prolonged Ukraine-Russia war and whether the conflict will continue to set the tone for Q2 and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each Monday in March, we'll be speaking to the folks at Rajah & Tann to take a closer look at NFT's -- what these mysterious "Non-Fungible Tokens" are, what opportunities and pitfalls may befall potential investors and creators, and if there is a role for regulating this fast-changing new world. In Part Four, JP Ong speaks with Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head of Rajah & Tann's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Practice, and Benjamin Cheong, a Partner at Rajah & Tann, and asks them just how impenetrable are blockchains and the decentralized systems NFT's and other digital assets are based on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and JP Ong, Finance Presenter, as they look at how markets reacted to Singapore's latest safe management measures announcement of lifting most restrictions on Mar 29 - commodities in particular oil prices, aviation sector, namely SIA, SATS, ST Engineering, only counters in the red zone is China stocks due to the spike in infection numbers in its financial hub Shanghai, and what is worth watching out next week, including OPEC meeting next Thursday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 How are volatile oil and gas prices on the back of Russia's invasion of Ukraine posing threats to developing countries in the region? Can developing nations further a push towards cleaner, renewable energies in a time of high energy inflation? Why would Chinese traders resell LNG bought in the US to Europe to make a quick buck? And is the turbulence in nickel markets all down to a Chinese tycoon named Big Shot? JP Ong spoke to Bloomberg Energy and Commodities Reporter Stephen Stapczynski about the last few weeks in commodities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each Monday in March, we'll be speaking to the folks at Rajah & Tann to take a closer look at NFT's -- what these mysterious "Non-Fungible Tokens" are, what opportunities and pitfalls may befall potential investors and creators, and if there is a role for regulating this fast-changing new world. In Part Three, JP Ong speaks with Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head of Rajah & Tann's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Practice, and Benjamin Cheong, a Partner at Rajah & Tann, where they expound on the idea of NFT's and the smart contract, and also tackle why authorities in the UK made their first seizure of NFT's, and the curious case of the NBA player who started, then scrapped, a planned NFT project after its value rose significantly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and JP Ong, Finance Presenter on how market performed after the US Fed's rate hike, tech stocks from China's regulatory crackdown and ongoing uncertainty due to the war in Ukraine, which sector performed the strongest this week and the overall outlook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federal Reserve hiked rates by 25 basis points -- and laid out plans for multiple rate hikes this year to combat rising inflation. But how complicated did rising energy costs and conflict in Ukraine make the Fed's decision this time around? And was the Fed too slow to react to inflationary pressures. JP Ong spoke to Taimur Baig, Chief Economist at DBS, on Prime Time about the Fed's recent decision, and what their plans to begin reducing its near 9 Trillion USD balance sheet means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last few weeks has seen commodity prices trade in volatile fashion thanks in part to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But how sensitive are Southeast Asia's economies to these price swings? On Across the ASEAN, JP Ong spoke to Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan's Chief  Economist for Emerging Asia and the ASEAN, about the possible implications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On March 21st, both ESR-REIT and ARA Logos Logistics Trust will be holding EGMs where their respective unit holders will vote on the proposal to merge the two REITs. JP Ong spoke to both Adrian Chui, CEO of ESR-REIT, and Karen Lee, CEO of ARA Logos Logistics Trust, on Market View to discuss the merger proposal, what benefits they think this will yield for investors, and to answer some of the criticisms of the deals from proxy advisory firms that gave their cautious approval of the plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each Monday in March, we'll be speaking to the folks at Rajah & Tann to take a closer look at NFT's -- what these mysterious "Non-Fungible Tokens" are, what opportunities and pitfalls may befall potential investors and creators, and if there is a role for regulating this fast-changing new world. In Part Two, JP Ong speaks with Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head of Rajah & Tann's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Practice, and Benjamin Cheong, a Partner at Rajah & Tann, about how NFT's are being used, how the market is evolving, and if prices are pure speculation or an attempt by market players to establish benchmarks to base valuations on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at the SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong, as they review the week in market movements : STI's performance compared to the rest of region; 5 stocks in the STI that have average 3% gains this week; Suntec Reits registering the strongest performance in 150 reits across APAC, tech firms led China share rout after SEC hints at de-listings; Fed is not barging on rate hike on Mar 16; the spike in brent crude prices, will it continue to rise?; impacting oil and gas stocks RH Petrogas and Rex in the STI as well as global commodity stocks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each Monday in March, we'll be speaking to the folks at Rajah & Tann to take a closer look at NFT's -- what these mysterious "Non-Fungible Tokens" are, what opportunities and pitfalls may befall potential investors and creators, and if there is a role for regulating this fast-changing new world. In Part One, JP Ong speaks with Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head of Rajah & Tann's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Practice, and Benjamin Cheong, a Partner at Rajah & Tann, about the basics: what is an NFT, what is its relationship to its underlying asset, and what are the basic copyright risks facing NFT creators. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine extends into its second week, and its military assault coupled with mounting sanctions on Moscow are boosting oil prices, stoking inflationary fears, and roiling markets and currencies. JP Ong spoke to Vishnu Varathan, Mizuho's Head of Economics and Strategy, to discuss the risks of stagflation, how the Federal Reserve may respond, and his outlook on both the Chinese Yuan and the Thai Baht. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong, as they crunch the numbers in the markets this past week with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where a lot of focus is on commodities, the energy sector and oil prices soaring to a new high. STI showed its resilience amid the volatility of the markets with focus on the trio of local banks, Olam, Wilmar, Maritime businesses, Sembcorp, shipping industries, Yangzijiang, defence stocks like ST Engineering, plus what to expect next week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the US Federal Reserve widely expected to begin raising rates at their March policy meeting, will central bankers in Southeast Asia follow suit? UOB thinks that while policymakers across the ASEAN will also raise rates -- some will move earlier than others. JP Ong spoke to UOB economist Barnabas Gan on Across the ASEAN about how central bankers in the region may react -- and how recent events between Russia and Ukraine might impact things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sanctions levied on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have led the Ruble to fall to its weakest levels on record, but continue to stoke volatility and nerves for markets. This also happens as OPEC+ prepares for its next ministerial meeting on Wednesday. JP Ong spoke to Stephen Innes, Managing Partner at SPI Asset Management, for how he thinks this may shape markets, crude prices, inflation and currencies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Though Russia's attack on Ukraine has roiled markets and boosted volatility in recent days, DWS thinks that their base case for markets has remained fairly intact. Still, they do acknowledge that tail risks have emerged. JP Ong spoke to Sean Taylor, CIO for the Asia-Pacific region at DWS, about their outlook on markets, current risks, and how best to prepare against prevalent volatility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The situation in Ukraine roiled markets and sparked bouts of volatility and selloffs along with a flight to safe havens. On Forex Fridays, JP Ong spoke to UOB Senior FX Strategist Peter Chia on how the events of the last few days has impacted broader FX markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scammers have diversified to include using QR codes to dupe victims, with the police warning of two new scams involving the barcode. Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre on warned of a scam involving a printed flier of a Grab food voucher giveaway and a QR code. On SGExtra, Shehzad Haqur and JP Ong spoke to Jean Iau, Journalist, The Straits Times to find out how these scams work, as well as the rise of QR code scams and what you should know before scanning them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In news out today, missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces pressed their advance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough. In While You Were Working, Shehzad Haque and JP Ong spoke to Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies to find out what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DBS thinks that Vietnam stands to gain the most among Southeast Asian nations who have joined the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as the country also tries to recover from the impact of prolonged COVID-linked closures of factories last year. On Across the ASEAN, JP Ong spoke to DBS Economist Han Teng Chua about their outlook for Vietnam this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they look back at the key factors moving markets, with focus on the STI, the trio of local banks in Singapore, with much anticipation on Budget 2022 announcements, in topics including GST hikes, the move towards digitalisation, what's the impact on various business sectors especially fintech, plus sustainability topics as we go green, such as carbon tax, as well as wealth tax.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of the major economies across the ASEAN, perhaps none are more keen on sustaining an economic reopening than Thailand and its very important tourism sector. And though the country's fiscal position is tighter than 2 years ago, there is talk of offering tax cuts on stock trading and investments towards electric vehicles. Maria Lapiz, Managing Director of Maybank Securities Thailand, spoke to JP Ong on Across the ASEAN about Thailand's outlook and if there are brighter days ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With markets adjusting to the prospect of rising interest rates from the Federal Reserve, the question is how quickly might the US Central Bank move? According to UOB's Head of Market Strategy, Heng Koon How, they're expecting the Fed to act fast and pull the trigger on a larger 50 basis point hike next month. He spoke to JP Ong on Prime Time about what this might mean for market volatility, and his thoughts on signs of the Treasury yield curve flattening, the path forward for Asian central banks including Singapore's MAS, and what recent Russia-Ukraine tensions mean for markets grappling with even more uncertainty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Fed getting more room to be hawkish after that inflationary jump in the US, what do we make of other currencies backed by more dovish Central Banks like the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Japan? Phillip Nova Strategist Lim Jun Kit spoke to JP Ong on Forex Fridays on what this spells for the USD, AUD, and JPY, in the weeks to come, along with his outlook on the Singapore Dollar ahead of next week's budget statement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Intelligence issued a report on how Singapore's banks manage their surplus capital, and in particular OCBC's relatively more conservative approach and if it highlights any potential weaknesses for Singapore's second largest lender. JP Ong spoke to Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, about their findings a week before SIngapore's banks release their latest earnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week saw Facebook crash more than 25% in the worst slump in the history of the stock market. Prime Time’s Finance Presenter, JP Ong speaks to Daniel Ives, Managing Director for Equity Research at Wedbush Securities, who shared his analysis on whether the tech rally, we’ve seen over the last two years, is over.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the first Market View Wrap of the Year of the Tiger and a short trading week, Finance presenter JP Ong and Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX gave a lowdown on how well the STI index is performing thus far and some other sectors that might be worth looking at in the coming weeks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The recent Hawkish tone from The US Federal Reserve with the prospect of multiple rate hikes is jolting markets. To give a European perspective on this, Prime Time's Finance Presenter, JP Ong speaks to Peter Lundgreen, Founding CEO, Lundgreen's Capital who shares what these policy paths might mean for markets in 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they review the numbers in the region this week, the STI going strong this week, an in depth analysis of local banks' performance since the start of the year so far.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fed's hawkish path for the year may shake things up for the US Dollar and the broader FX complex. Or will it? JP Ong spoke to TD Securities' Chief Emerging Asia and Europe Strategist on Forex Fridays about what this does to the broader Forex space, who might have to follow suit, and the SGD's path forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JP Ong spoke to SIlverbear Capital's founder Peter Chun about whether the worst is over for stocks in China and Hong Kong amidst worries about a slowdown, COVID-19 and if Cathay Pacific will weather the current storm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heng Koon How, Chief Markets Strategist for UOB, spoke to JP Ong on Prime Time about what he's bracing for in markets this year, touching on multiple rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, China's economic slowdown, and the prospects of a possible GST increase in Singapore, and if the economy has the cushion to absorb this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Days after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting confirmed the sharp, hawkish turn of Jerome Powell & friends, we ask how this might impact the broader forex markets. JP Ong spoke to Henry Quek, APAC Head of Sales, Trading and Research from State Street, on Forex Fridays about why the dollar may even soften despite these recent events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap for the first week of 2022, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Emelia Tan, Research Analyst with the SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong, as they reviewed some of the top news moving markets, plus STI being one of the best performing this week, outpacing the rest in the region, also quick review of Singapore's economy's 2021 and outlook for 2022, Budget 2022 (GST hike, carbon tax, wealth taxes), as well as a closer look at two SPACs that will start trading on the SGX at the end of this month : Temasek-backed Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp and Pegasus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He’s been missing in action for 2 months, and that's because Prime Time’s Timothy Go has been venturing across the globe. He joins host Rachel Kelly and finance presenter JP Ong virtually on the show to share his experience travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic. He’ll also discuss the different approaches to handling the pandemic he has observed from the countries he’s visited.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy decision revealed that officials aren't just gearing up for sooner than expected rate hikes, but are also preparing to reduce their massive balance sheet. Kelvin Tay, UBS' Regional Chief Investment Officer, spoke to JP Ong about how this is shaping UBS' outlook for markets, and how investors might position themselves amidst the diverging directions of the world's major central banks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OPEC+ is set to hold their first ministerial meeting on Tuesday, with many expecting the group's members to stick to plans of raising output by 400,000 barrels per day. JP Ong spoke to Dave Ernsberger, S&P Global Platts' Global Head of Pricing and Market Insight, ahead of OPEC+'s meeting about his outlook for the global oil markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore’s economy grew 7.2 per cent last year, the most since 2010 and higher than earlier estimates. Finance Presenter, JP Ong, digests the details with Selena Ling, Head of Treasury Research & Strategy at OCBC Bank.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming up in the best of Prime Time, Finance Presenter, JP Ong, speaks to David Chow, Director, Azure Capital to review 2021 market highlights, from oil prices to SPACs, and which sectors he is watching out for in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Across the Asean, Finance Presenter, JP Ong, speaks to Rob Ramos, Head of Trusts & Investments at RCBC on his outlook for Philippine stocks - and the impact of the recent typhoon on economic recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A slew of central banks across the world made policy decisions in the week that was, perhaps none more important than the Federal Reserve, which foreshadowed as many as 3 rate hikes next year. JP Ong spoke to Mizuho's Head of Economics and Strategy, Vishnu Varathan, on Forex Fridays about the implications of the Fed's more hawkish stance for FX markets, and what he makes of the Turkish Lira after another tense decision from the Central Bank of Turkey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this final episode of Market View Wrap on Workday Afternoon for 2021, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Emelia Tan, Research Analyst, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they review the year of market movements : the just announced property cooling measures, health care sectors doing well this year, REITs as well as oil prices.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last 2 weeks, we saw Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global delist from the New York Stock Exchange, and property developers Evergrande and Kaisa placed on a restricted default by Fitch. With more questions than answers regarding China's property and tech sectors brewing over the last few weeks, JP Ong of Prime Time caught up with Brock Silvers, Managing Director of Kaiyuan Capital, about the new risks that may emanate from these two spaces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap, Finance presenter, JP Ong and Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX, gave a lowdown of the market movements in Singapore as well as the region, with focus on property developers, hospitality, the local banks as well as a host of important numbers to look out for next week, including news from the Fed Reserve.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Market View, Michelle Martin is joined by Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they discuss the impact of China's latest move to limit kids' gaming time to 3 hours, Zoom's outlook after it posted its first billion-dollar revenue quarter as well as Cardano, a crypto alternative to Bitcoin that you might want to explore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at Hong Kong market whether it is bearish or bullish, and what's fair value for China's shares amid Beijing's crackdown. What to look ahead this week in terms of earnings report as well as Fed tapers? And in Singapore, what's next for traditional buffets in Singapore due to pandemic-triggered safety measures as well as Singapore's push to reopen with vaccinated travel plans. All that and more with Michelle Martin and Finance Presenter, JP Ong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.