Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses how the Federal Reserve's expected tapering announcement will affect stock markets which are pushing new record highs, as well as a preview of this week's OPEC+ meeting, where many countries have been putting pressure on the cartel to raise output to keep prices down.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives an analysis of the effects of China's latest step to combat an energy crunch that’s threatening economic growth, China's pledge for climate change that led to Biden's current sentiments, Chinese President Xi Jinping's call for equal treatment and mutual recognition of China's Covid-19 vaccines, and more. 

Trans-China Automotive Holdings (TCA), has just launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It’s the first China-based car dealership group to list on SGX and also is one of the largest Catalist listings this year by revenue and profits. Francis Tjia, Chairman, CEO, Trans China Auto shares the 4 main revenue streams of TCA and how the “Used car income” lag in China can potentially act as a huge contributor for the business. 

New research from intangible asset specialist EverEdge, has highlighted the relationship between intangible assets and business growth and value – a trend that is set to continue as digitisation accelerates in post-pandemic economies. Tyler Capson, Managing Director, EverEdge Global shares about the research findings and how intangible assets can help a company to increase its value.

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Washington Report Ep 21: US works on its international relations and climate crisis efforts 10:32 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Ryan Huang and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: US President Joe Biden faced some challenges at the G20 Summit (1:20) Possible outcomes of the meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (3:05) Taiwan; one of the key points of discussion in the US-China meeting between US secretary of state Anthony Blinken and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (4:29) US mended ties with European Union, repairing post-Trump damages (7:28) What to expect from the US delegation at the COP26 climate conference from Oct 31 - Nov 12? (8:39) Produced by: 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: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter:  https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- 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!

Joey Chew, Senior Asia FX Strategist, HSBC discusses how Asian currencies including the SGD will be impacted by the FOMC's expected tapering annoucement in its meeting this week.

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the Biden administration’s agenda at the G20 summit along with what to expect from the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. 

David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on some of the highlights in the news for the month of October, along with his analysis on the top market winners and losers.

After much consideration, Goldbell Corporation has recently announced the completion of its acquisition of electric car-sharing firm BlueSG and is set to invest S$40 million to grow the company over the next two years. Kelvin Tay, Managing Director, Future Mobility Goldbell & Director, BlueSG shares the company's thought process when deciding on what to add on to their business vertices and the kind of opportunities Goldbell foresee in the ‘controlled environment autonomy’ sector in Singapore.