Market Focus Daily: Friday, May 3, 2024 (Ep 54)
Asian currencies and stocks do well; hopes for US interest rate cuts revived; first-quarter loss for biotech giant Moderna; Asian tech giants surge and demand for leisure travel remains strong. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s mar…
Lens on Daily: Friday, May 3, 2024 (Ep 17)
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges. In Asia, claims circulating online in India recently have misstated various details about the upcoming election and in Singapore, an officer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been suspended from duties …
Market Focus Daily: Thursday, May 2, 2024 (Ep 53)
Asian markets mixed after Fed keeps interest rate unchanged; Yen gains overnight fuel intervention speculation; DBS hits all-time high on record Q1 profits; Nio gains 19.8% on strong vehicle delivery. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the da…
Lens on Singapore: Thursday, May 2, 2024 (Ep 16)
Supporters of Israel, attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles. In Asia, Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record and in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he has prepared a leadership team to succeed him that deserves Singapore…
Market Focus Daily: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (Ep 52)
Six Bitcoin and Ether ETFs debut in Hong Kong; Microsoft to invest US$1.7 billion in cloud, AI in Indonesia; Samsung Q1 profit soars nearly ten-fold on AI chip demand. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news fro…
Lens on Daily: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (Ep 15)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war. In Asia news, Southeast Asia has been coping with a weeks long heat wave as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and in Singapore, in the three weeks s…
Market Focus Daily: Monday, April 29, 2024 (Ep 51)
Japanese yen rebounds sharply on intervention suspicions; Property stocks lead Chinese market rally; Singtel down 3.3% after announcing S$3.1 billion impairment hit. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from …
Lens on Daily, Monday, April 29, 2024 (Ep 14)
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that, France's nuclear weapons should be part of the European defense debate. In Asia news, China's coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea and in Singapore, Thirteen women and one man were arreste…
Catering to the financial needs of the modern woman: BT Future of Finance (Ep 11)
Women today play a critical role in driving economic development. They are generating more wealth than ever before and gaining economic influence, particularly in the roles of consumers, wealth accumulators and investors. According to Nielsen, by 2028, women will own 75 per cent of discretionary …
Is it time to invest in Japan again? BT Money Hacks (Ep 168)
Japan’s stock market has made a big comeback this year. Could the country finally be leaving the lost decades behind? Lee Kim Siang speaks to Naomi Fink, global strategist at Nikko Asset Management, to break it all down. Synopsis: Every first, third and fifth Monday of the month, The Business Time…