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Mitul Kotecha, Chief Emerging Markets Asia & Europe Strategist, TD Securities discusses what the topsy turvy week means for investors amid flattening of the yield curve and markers selling on the rally.

According to Manulife’s annual Manulife Asia Care Survey 2022,  almost half of people living in Asia have accepted that Covid-19 is here to stay for another year or more. But how about Singaporeans, are we ready to live with Covid-19?  Darren Thompson, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Product Officer, Manulife Singapore shares with us the findings from the survey and if Singaporeans are ready to live in a world with Covid-19. 

With Chinese New Year being just around the corner, prices of some popular fish, such as Chinese pomfret and red grouper, have spiked ahead, with some sellers at wet markets doubling their prices. William Chen, Michael Fam Endowed Chair Professor and Director of Food Science and Technology Programme, Nanyang Technological University Singapore discusses with us on why there is a price hike during the CNY period and how such situations can be avoided.   

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Apple earnings numbers and how long-term Formula One deal could enhance Singapore race experience, legacy, 

Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh speaks with Richard Horsey, Senior Advisor on Myanmar at the International Crisis Group, and Jan Jan, a student and co-founder of GM4MD (Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy). Highlights (click/tap above): 01:50  Any optimism for a return to some stability and progress in Myanmar, politically? 03:56 Talks of an election in August 2023 - a move forward towards stability or violence? 05:52 GM4MD, a youth diaspora organisation formed in response to the military coup 08:36 Is it tenable for the military to hold onto power for another decade? 10:14 How the Burmese people and the ethnic minorities view Aung San Suu Kyi now  Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Fa'izah Sani, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: 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/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/wdcC --- 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

Joey Chew, Senior Asia FX Strategist, HSBC, discusses how markets will be reacting to the FOMC's more hawkish than expected tone in the face of inflationary pressures, and its impact on the USD and SGD.

Business travellers in Asia Pacific have been itching to resume their globetrotting ways, with over nine in 10 (95 percent) noting their intention to resume travel in the next 12 months. While the reopening of borders for business travelling is a huge step for the global economy, it also raises the question, is business travel still necessary? Wiley Zhang, Head of Video Collaboration, Asia Pacific and Japan, Logitech shares how video conferencing has helped bridge the gap when travel could not take place and if video conferencing will ever take over business travel. 

Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Economic Development Board (EDB) has still met its medium- to long-term targets last year by securing S$11.8 billion worth of investments for Singapore. This is a 37 percent drop from EDB’s 2020 investment commitment. Jillian Lim, Executive Vice President, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) shares how EDB manages to keep the investment commitments goals on track amid the continuing uncertainty and how our strong fundamentals and reputation as a trusted, stable and neutral location allowed us to capture quality investments in 2021?

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss why Fed Chair Jerome Powell thinks there’s a lot of room to raise interest rates down the road, how markets are reacting to Powell's comments signaling that the central bank is ready to raise interest rates at its next meeting in March, what Apple's earnings preview looks like, and more.

We’re back in the earnings season and if there’s one stock we can’t afford to miss.. It's Elon Musk’s EV giant! Despite stronger-than-expected Q4 results, Tesla's shares plunged more than 5% after the automaker warned supply chain issues could persist throughout 2022. Jeremy Chia, Analyst, Compounder Fund shares some of the highlights coming out of Tesla's earnings call and if they will continue to dominate in this increasingly competitive EV space.