Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

On today's The Breakfast Brief, there are differing opinions on the future of the stock market. However many expect inflation to come down over the next few years but the economy to sustain a very short, mild recession. Amazon released a new $60 tablet, Covid-19 is continuing to weigh on the Chinese economy, and Under Armour is looking for a replacement as their current president is stepping down soon.

Yanlord’s share price has dropped over 7% in the past month. Venture stocks are being negatively affected by Ukraine invasion and the supply chain disruptions. TSMC’s stock price down 15% due to rate hikes. Can these companies recover? Willie Keng, Founder, Dividend Titan gives us his view on the situation.

Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses why market sentiment is enjoying a reprieve, signs of growth moderation in the tech sector, and why Chinese markets are starting to look attractive again on the back of accommodative policy signals in the past few months.

The Metaverse allows people to immerse themselves in a virtual environment to experience things that may not be physically accessible to them. However, there are differing opinions on what the Metaverse actually is.  Nina Xiang, Co-Founder & CEO, China Money Network shares her perspective on the matter and tells us how it is shaping the virtual world.

Ensuring digital security is a top priority for companies as it protects consumers' private information. However, many consumers are skeptical about organisations'  ability to keep their information safe, from passwords to credit card information. How can we overcome this trust deficit? We speak to George Lee, Senior Vice President, Imperva Asia Pacific and Japan whose company released findings from a global study on consumer perceptions of data privacy and trust in digital services. He tells us how both businesses and consumers can play a part in safeguarding data.

In today's The Breakfast Brief, US tech companies are scaling down to try to find their footing again post Covid. On the other hand, China is putting faith in their tech companies to help revive the Chinese economy. Amidst this, the UK intends to make changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, which could cause unrest in the region.

The team discusses the sentiments surrounding the live debate between Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Najib Razak are mixed. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs visited the country as well to strengthen its ties with Singapore. The recently concluded US-ASEAN summit renews their ties as well. Lastly, the election for the Bangkok governor could be an indication of how the next national polls will go. Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times tells us more. Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses the risk of a US recession as monetary policy tightens, whether problems in China have bottomed out, and what to takeaway from the cryptocurrency slump triggered by TerraUSD.