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Earnings season took to full gear last week - and it started off strong, but it looks like that was short lived.  How has earnings turned out so far? And what can we expect this week?  On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Abhishek Vishnoi, Senior Reporter for Equities at Bloomberg, to get more details on earnings. 

World Immunisation Week is a global healthcare event, typically celebrated every year in the last week of April between 24th and 30th, intending to promote vaccine usage and protect people of all ages from infectious diseases. On What’s Trending, in light of World Immunisation Week, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Dr Carol Tan, Geriatrician, Medical Director of The Good Life Medical Center, to discuss the urgent need to convince Singapore’s elderly to up their protection against infectious diseases through vaccination.

AT1s are designed to absorb losses when banks collapse.  But in the recent banking turmoil, there was a total wipeout of Credit Suisse’s notes, triggering a volatility in the market with few banks willing or able to sell new notes.  Now - will Asian bank continue to issue AT1s after this banking chaos? And will Singapore's banks likely to issue AT1s this year?  On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst, Asian Financials, Bloomberg Intelligence to find out more. 

On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist from the SGX to get a wrap of markets for the past week. They discuss STI's performance; biggest movers on the STI; how China's stronger-than-expected GDP results moved markets; highlights from earnings results this past week; and what to look out for in the week ahead. 

In the first quarter, stocks, bonds, and gold all rose amid considerable volatility spurred by a banking crisis and changing interest rate environment. But does this set the tone for the rest of the year in terms of what direction markets are headed? Or is it too early to tell? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Gary Dugan, CIO of Dalma Capital, to find out more. 

Oil prices fell earlier this week, putting an end to last week’s short-covering rally. But it once again received a boosting after China announced a stronger-than-expected GDP data, which lifted optimism over a demand recovery in the country. So where are oil prices headed? What’s the outlook like for oil prices? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Priyanka Sachdeva, Market Analyst from Phillip Nova, to find out more about the path of oil prices.

This Saturday the 22nd April marks Earth Day. This year’s theme “Invest in our planet” But what is earth day and why does it matter? The answer may seem self-explanatory. In this episode of Eco Money, Host, Rachel Kelly takes a look at the history and takes a closer look at the numbers.

The concerns of a possible recession is rising, with the recent shockwaves of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse sending ripples of uncertainty among investors. And this has added to much of the market volatility that we are seeing today. So how are investors re-evaluating their investment portfolios to mitigate such volatility? How can retail investors can shore up their portfolios? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Eric Lee, Wealth Manager at PhillipCapital to find out more.  Highlights: 01:00 - Why are we in a state of market volatility? 02:30 - How bad is this current market volatility? 06:30 - How can investors review their portfolios to prepare themselves for volatility? 07:27 - What are some of the sectors that are considered fairly safe? 08:54 - How can we determine our risk tolerance?

Monetary tightening is continuing - despite market watchers predicting it will end soon, at least by the end of this year. And investors are reacting with rising caution - with more flocking to cash. So does this mean cash will always be king? Or is there room for equities to rebound? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Ecaterina Bigos, CIO, Core Investment, Asia ex-Japan from AXA IM to find out more.

A surprise move from MAS. The central bank has kept its monetary policy settings unchanged after five straight tightening moves since October 2021, pointing to rising global growth risks and ebbing inflation. So what does this mean? Can we expect MAS to tighten again after this halt? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Song Seng Wun, Economist at CIMB Private Banking, to find out more about the latest move.