Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Kum Soekching, Head of Southeast Asia Research, Credit Suisse Private Banking shares why Retail REITs and Industrial REITs are his top picks and how rising interest rates affect REITs.

In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss investor sentiments after the late May rally and preceding the upcoming CPI report. US continues to explore the idea of lifting some tariffs on China to combat the current high inflation, and Elon Musk says total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, backtracking from an email from 2 days ago saying that job cuts of 10% were needed.

In an industry that was mainly dominated by freelancers, swimming instructors, many a time they were not professionally reviewed. Ray Kua, CEO and Co-Founder, SwimRay tells us how he and his partner, introduced a "school to you approach", overcoming issues such as a lack of income to build a successful business that has an even brighter future ahead.

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital gives us his predictions on the outcome of the upcoming OPEC+ meeting and his outlook for oil prices in weeks to come. 

Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee.  Much has changed in Betong during the pandemic. It is a district wedged on the southern tip of Thailand, after a 1hr 45min flight from Bangkok. In the absence of visitors, street artists have transformed ageing shophouses with stunning murals. Dim sum dishes still rule there. But with tourism revenue evaporating following the pandemic, the district's businesses hope its new airport will bring back visitors. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:11 Are tourists returning to Thailand after easing of Covid restrictions? 04:28 Why Singaporean tourists can consider visiting peaceful Betong? 06:38 Dim sum, good street food - pre-and post-pandemic 11:40 How local street art emerged during the pandemic  14:26 Betong’s International Airport finally opens after delays Read Hui Yee’s article here: https://str.sg/w2Hc Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim  Edited by: Hadyu Rahim  Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites:  https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Bhagyashree Garekar’s stories: https://str.sg/whNo Read Tan Hui Yee's stories: https://str.sg/i4iR Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Norwegian Cruise Line is an American cruise line founded in 1966, headquartered in Miami. As restrictions ease, the pent up desire for people to travel again has increased the demand for cruises. Braydon Holland, Senior Director, Asia, Norwegian Cruise Line shares how his business kept up with this demand and catered to the changing attitudes and behaviours of Asian cruise-goers post-pandemic.

Cisco recently released a new study titled 'Employees are ready for hybrid work, are you?' It revealed that hybrid work has improved employee well-being, work-life balance, and performance in Singapore.  Anupam Trehan, Senior Director, People & Communities, Cisco, APJC tells us more about this study, and the future of hybrid work. She emphasizes the importance of leading with trust and empathy in making hybrid work successful.

In today's The Breakfast Brief, after the pandemic exposed the financial dangers of not having a domestic air travel market, Singapore is now working with international partners and establishing overseas hubs. It looks to India as a key growth area. EU is to hold a trade dialogue with Taiwan to discuss Semiconductors, foreign investment screening and export controls.

DBS Group, OCBC and United Overseas Bank recorded monthly losses for May. Global food and supply shortages make US agriculture commodities trading stocks such as Bunge and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) attractive. We speak to Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets more about this.