Investors took stock of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war while remaining hopeful that the US Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates for much longer. How were markets impacted? Janice Tan finds out.

Synopsis: Market Focus is a weekly podcast by The Business Times that looks at the market drivers and movements in Singapore, the region and the beyond. Hosted by the BT Podcasts team, it features analysis from SGX and insights from The Business Times’ newsdesk.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:32 SGX’s wrap for the week

05:54 Insights from BT’s newsdesk

09:34 Highlights of the week’s notable news 

12:41 Corporate news for investors

Written and hosted by: Janice Tan 

With Candace Li, market analyst, SGX Securities

Newsdesk commentary written by Uma Devi and presented by Megan Cheah

Edited by: Claressa Monteiro

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh 

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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