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On today's The Breakfast Brief, Japanese yen continues to weaken and is now at 24 year lows, airlines are wondering how much they can raise ticket prices to cope with rising fuel costs before destroying consumer demand, and the cryptocurrency space continues to be volatile. Moreover, many banks around the world jumping on the Fed's bandwagon and introducing rate hikes.

Synopsis: Every third Friday of the month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the issue of Taiwan, a thorn in relations between the US and China. Those differences were on full display at the recent Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:45 Understanding the US' 'One China' policy 03:05 China's Anti-Secession law; why the US has a "strategic ambiguity" policy 07:15 Why is Taiwan so important to the US? 10:04 Concern at the Shangri la Dialogue over a Ukraine type conflict in East Asia; why Chinese leaders are thinking more deeply about choices before them Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Eden Soh and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Eden Soh Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel Mondays to Fridays and rate us: 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 Charissa Yong's stories: https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE 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

Aninda Mitra, Head of Asia Macro & Investment Strategy at BNY Mellon Investment Management discusses the likelihood of a recession from what appears to be a race to hike rates among many central banks, and what investors need to do.

Food delivery services, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, are in high demand. Yet, waiting times are getting longer and increasingly, food is arriving an hour or more past mealtime. Yet, for food delivery platforms, increasing manpower may not be the most effective solution. Raphael Kan, Founder & CEO, Livingmenu tells us about his company's unique business model that provides a solution to these issues.

News of a recent Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) exercise in Ang Mo Kio has caused some distress among a few residents in that estate with some worried about topping up money for similar-sized replacement flats and that they would not be able to secure a housing loan to pay for the shortfall because of their age. We speak to Walter Theseira, Associate Professor, Economics & Head, Master of Management (Urban Transportation) Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences more about this.  

The consumption and production of cotton in Asia is already very high and is increasing. The fashion economy in the region is expected to boom in the coming years. Marcelo Duarte Monteiro, Director of International Relations, The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA) & CEO of Asia-Brazil Agro Alliance (ABAA) talks to us about facilitating this growth in a sustainable manner.

On today's The Breakfast Brief, Jerome Powell says the economy is strong despite recession concerns, Swiss Central Bank and Bank of England are also hiking rates, and with twitter cutting costs we wonder how Elon Musk will handle the company if the takeover happens.

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital discusses how long the relief rally in stock markets will last, and if a recession is indeed inevitable before inflation challenges can be tamed.

Globally, travel sector has changed and is continuing to change as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. The sudden influx of travelers is something that travel companies are struggling to keep up with. Meanwhile, as convenient as an online video call is, face to face meetings are more effective in developing a level of trust and understanding which is why, not only those who want to go on holiday, but business partners are also travelling far and wide to meet each other. Timothy Williams, Chief Financial Officer, Asia, FCM Travel tells us more about business recovery, traveler behavior, and sustainability in this sector