Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital discusses if the easing in oil prices will be short-lived, and how much help investors should expect from OPEC+ production hikes.

When we go on a holiday overseas, we often get intrigued by their museums and the history of this particular country. But how well do you know the history in our own backyard? Savita Kashyap, Executive Director, Journeys shares some of the factors that set Journeys apart from other travel companies offering local tours and what more can be done to encourage locals to discover our own history.

From compromising on their salaries to being questioned on their commitment and worth, women trying to get back to the workplace face numerous hurdles, both self-inflicted as well as from the external world. Chook Yuh Yng, Chief Growth Officer, SEEK Asia shares how women returnees can ease themselves back into the workforce and what role companies can play to provide a level playing field at home and at the workplace. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the overnight rebound in the stock market after indications of possible progress by the U.S. in encouraging more oil production, South Korea's newly elected president Yoon Suk-Yeol after winning by less than 1 percentage point, and what to expect from Limewire's comeback after its shut down back in 2010. 

On our new Stocks to watch segment, we take a look at some of the stocks that have caught the attention of analysts. This week, Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Securities talks to us about DBS, SATS and BRC Asia after their massive selloff as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and what would the de-escalation of war mean for these securities. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopezchats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. In this week's episode, they analyse how a heavy downpour that caused flash floods in several places in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week and the reopening of Malaysia's international checkpoints without quarantine for vaccinated travellers from 1st April 2022. Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team Edited by: Dan Koh Follow Regional Round-up Podcast every Wednesday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX 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 The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Manpreet Gill, Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses the impact of the US ban on Russian fossil fuels, as well as the significance of  the spike in Nickel prices to a record high of over $100,000 per tonne which forced the LME to suspend trading.

Health tech has developed significantly since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need for better resource allocation and resource usage has led to significant interest in sustainable development among startups. Michael Kim, Head of Google for Startups (APAC), Google shares the outline of the top startup trends for APAC in 2022 and how the APAC region can continue to be a hub for startups and businesses. 

As Covid-19 and the Omicron variant outbreak continue to impact our lives, healthcare systems across the globe will have to urgently adapt and strengthen their research and human resource capabilities. Against this backdrop, healthtech startups will now play an increasingly pivotal role in supporting our healthcare systems and healthcare professionals. Aneesh Sathe, CEO and Co-Founder, Qritive shares more about Qritive's unique composite algorithm and the pivotal role of healthtech moving forward in the healthcare scene. 

From a heavy downpour that caused flash floods in several places in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week, to the reopening of Malaysia's international checkpoints without quarantine for vaccinated travelers from 1st April 2022, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives us an analysis of all that's happening in the region.  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/