Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Michele Schneider, Chief Strategist, MarketGauge Group shares her analysis on how the markets are moving as the benchmarks go through a bit of a slump, energy outlook as OPEC+ talk about supply cuts, at what point can divisions remain between the retail market and growth sector, as well as latest consumer sentiments on the tech sector. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Vasu Menon, Managing Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses how much stronger the US dollar could strengthen by, and the double-edged sword it presents to Japanese and Chinese markets.

In recent years, there’s a growing trend of the middleman getting sidelined in many sectors. From real estate to finance, we're cutting out these go-betweens. Well, that’s in part due to tech and a craving for cost-efficiency. It is also about direct connections, control, and savings. The times are changing, and the middleman might be a thing of the past, or will they?  In this Breakfast Special, we will hear from two sides of the camp in real estate - Justin Quek, Deputy CEO, OrangeTee & Tie and Mathieu Goarant, Co-Founder, Kucing - a newly launched agent-free platform.  Presented by Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

The recent Kinderland incident involving a teacher forcing children to drink water and hitting a child on the buttocks with a book - has once again brought to fore a challenging question to answer - when does discipline become abuse? Dr Kit Phey Ling, Senior Lecturer for Psychology and Child & Human Development at the National Institute of Education shares her insights on the issue, evolving expectations of parents and the challenges that teachers face.  Presented by: Lynlee Foo  This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Singaporeans have given Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam a resounding mandate to be Singapore’s ninth president. We take a deep dive into PE2023 and the road ahead, in the company of Dr Gillian Koh from the Institute of Policy Studies and Associate Professor Eugene Tan from Singapore Management University. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Special thanks to crew: Zia-ul Raushan & Farah Nur Afrina  Snippet Credits: HeyKaki & Mr Tan Kin Lian's TikTok 

Will McDonough, Founder and CEO at EMG Advisors provides his insights on the US Dollar, how markets are shaping up ahead of a traditionally 'fireworks September', as well as factors expected to drive oil prices down the road. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Ken Peng, Head of Asia Investment Strategy, Citi Global Wealth Investments discusses how in view of how the outlook for the US is getting less gloomy, while China heads the other direction - investors should position around these themes. 

Singapore Business Federation held its ASEAN Conference recently, in commemoration of the 100th birth anniversary of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who played a key role in the founding of ASEAN.  And new partnerships were forged as part of efforts to support Singapore businesses looking to expand overseas, particularly within ASEAN. Kelvin Kee, Executive Director, Global Division 1, Singapore Business Federation, and Grace Sai, CEO and Co-Founder, Unravel Carbon weigh in on key considerations and challenges companies need to think of before venturing abroad. Presented by: Lynlee Foo  This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Mark Newton, CMT, Managing Director & Global Head of Technical Strategy, Fundstrat Global Advisors shares his analysis on what markets might look like in September which is traditionally seen as the worst month of the year, how rates and small caps are panning out, as well as optimism surrounding energy markets.  Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Saugata Saha, President of S&P Global Commodity Insights discusses some of the more pressing issues facing the region in the commodities space as a major Oil and Energy industry conference gets underway in Singapore, called the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC).  The event will throw the spotlight on various issues such as oil's future, and also the debate around energy security vs sustainability.