Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US Federal Reserve's aggressive dial back on its bond buying and three rate hikes in 2022, the most significant risks to the financial system's stability, property cooling measures in Singapore, and more. 

In this week's Companies to Watch, we are joined by Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Securities to discuss the significance of Keppel Corporation's plans to acquire 51% stake in solar power producer Cleantech Solar Energy, and the impact of the Singapore's new cooling measures on the company. 

Regional Round-up Ep 28: Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget for 2022 10:33 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:57 US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South-east Asia region to bolster economic and security cooperation 02:59 The significance behind Malaysia's Parliament passing constitutional amendments to elevate the status of Sabah and Sarawak 04:32 Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget of MYR 332.1 billion for the year 2022 06:07 National Unity government led by supporters of Aang Sang Suu Kyi recognises Tether, a form of cryptocurrency, as an official currency for local use 07:32 A possible salt tax to be implemented in Thailand Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week 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 Website: 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 more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Manpreet Gill, Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses how the Fed's expected tapering will affect stock markets, and his view on Chinese stocks as developer Shimao Group raises jitters around corporate governance issues.

More start-ups in Southeast Asia have attained unicorn status in the past couple of years due to factors such as robust funding from the private equity markets and rising middle class. So has the term ‘unicorn status’ become too saturated and what does this mean for stakeholders? Shannon Lee Chaluangco, Investment Director, MDI Ventures joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to discuss the issue at hand.

According to Interpol’s 2021 ASEAN Cyberthreat Assessment report, healthcare’s massive responsibility made the sector one of the top five most frequently attacked industries in ASEAN. Kamal Brar, Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, Rubrik shares how the healthcare sector became a target for cybercriminals and what they can do to better protect themselves.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Federal Reserve's upcoming announcement of a dramatic policy shift, the plunge of China Property Shimao as their latest deal raises ‘Red Flag', Wall Street's increasing optimism on China stocks, and more. 

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives us an analysis of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Southeast Asia in hopes of deepening cooperation and boosting engagement within the region, the approval of Malaysia's budget for 2022, a possible salt tax implementation in Thailand, and more. 

China Perspective Ep 24: US forges united front against China in South-east Asia 6:49 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:27 China's reaction to US' Secretary of State Anthony Blinken seeking to forge a united front with South-east Asia against China with a visit throughout the region 02:45 President Xi Jinping's 'Common Prosperity' drive affects investors’ new habits in China 04:37 Sensetime IPO group plans to withdraw and regroup after being placed on US' investment blacklist Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week 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 Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7 Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Phan Vee Leung, CIO, Trackrecord Asia, discusses why traders should not always wait for stocks prices to drop to a good discount before buying them.