Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor, shares what investors should be doing differently – with the new Omicron variant being potentially more transmissible – and November’s biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's plan to remove central bank's efforts to boost the economy as it battles escalating inflation pressures, Singapore's pause on the relaxation of social measures, and more. 

In this week's Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of Singapore and Malaysia's expansion of the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to include general travelers from the middle of December, Malaysia's suggestion to revive the High Speed Rail link, Philippines' biggest ever vaccination campaign, and more. 

China Perspective Ep 22: Impact of China's Covid-zero policy on new Omicron variant 7:28 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 0:35 US puts more Chinese companies on its restricted trade list adding to US-China tensions 2:17 The implications of China targeting a large corporate donor to Taiwanese political election campaigns, encouraging Taiwan to declare independence 4:30 Impact of China's Covid-zero policy on new Omicron variant 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/Ju4h  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. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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!

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses how the emergence of the omicron strain is complicating monetary policy, and how investors should ride out the volatility.

Industrial cybersecurity company, Claroty, has opened a regional headquarters office in Singapore – after doubling its client base and achieving 250 percent growth in revenue year-over-year from the first half (1H) of 2020 to 1H 2021. Vijay Vaidyanathan, Regional Vice-President,  Solutions Engineering, Claroty APJ, shares the company's role in helping businesses with their Operational Technology (OT) security, along with their expansion plans in APAC.

Western Union Business Solutions recently launched a report titled “Are you Ready for 2022?”, where it forecasts eight major market themes that might have an impact on market recover next year. Steven Dooley, Currency Strategist, APAC, Western Union Business Solutions discusses the importance of each theme, along with whether the Omicron variant will affect markets and their recovery for the year 2022.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the effects of the Omicron Covid-19 strain on Asian markets, China crackdown on Macau gambling sector, countries shutting borders in response to Omicron, and more. 

From the US adding more Chinese companies to its restricted trade list, to China fining a large corporate donor to Taiwanese political election campaigns and their zero-Covid policy, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all.

Washington Report Ep 25: How the US is dealing with Omicron Covid-19 variant 09:36 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. Mr Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates - standing in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave - chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. 00:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:51 US' response to the Omicron Covid-19 variant and its challenges 02:30 State of emergency declared in New York and measures to counter potential surge during the holiday season 04:28 US and South Africa working together on the Omicron coronavirus variant and  vaccines 07:32 Biden administration's plans to revive the Iran nuclear deal Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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!