Your Money with Michelle Martin

For the first half of 2022, the iEdge S-Reit Index has displayed strong resilience, generating flat total returns. In fact during the period, the S-Reits and property trusts sector in Singapore saw S$359 million of net institutional outflows and S$447 million of net retail inflows. Kenny Loh, REIT Specialist and Independent Financial Advisor joins Melissa Hyak on Money and Me as they discuss his 2H2022 outlook for Singapore REITs and what investors should know when REIT picking in this inflationary environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's fuelling the demand in Singapore dollar-denominated bond issuances despite the challenging macroeconomic environment of inflation and tightening monetary policy? And how much more downside is there to the EURUSD after making headlines for hitting parity for the first time in two decades? Melissa Hyak investigates with Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Huang and Dan Koh discuss the latest headlines in Tech markets, evaluating the potential impacts of the new feature introduced by Meta which allows Facebook users to create up to 5 separate profiles. With NFT marketplace Opensea cutting 20% of their manpower, they comment on the state of the Crypto and NFT markets amidst the aftermath of the recent crash. Ryan also discusses the disappointing earnings of major US banks and highlight Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Innotek as local stocks to watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With US inflation rates hitting an unexpected high of 9.1% this month, Ryan Huang takes stock of price hikes in various sectors in the US and evaluates the responses to this worrying situation by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and pressures on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He also assess the winners and losers among major US stocks as tech stocks show signs of recovery while major US banks, on the other hand, experienced sharp declines in investment revenue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Boris Johnson on his way out, who are potential successors that can replace him and how are markets reacting to such news? Separately, how much are higher profit margins likely to add to Shell's bottom line after a $1 billion gain in its refining business? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang investigate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Huang discusses various stocks and sectors bucking the overall negative handover from Wall Street and the general gloomy outlook of US markets. He also discuss the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks around the world, Microsoft and Google slowing down, and Keppel Corp and Keppel Infrastructure Trust recent investment moves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Huang evaluates the gloomy start to the week as China's covid restrictions look to be tightening and US earnings take a hit, particularly among major tech stocks. Ryan also discusses the various local stocks making the headlines including Hafary Holdings, Nio and Sevens Ateliers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global alternative protein investment surged 60% up to $5 billion last year, but what is the picture like in Asia? We take a closer look at the alternative protein market with Dr. Andy Kusumo, founder and CEO of Dynamic Foodco which will launch its plant based chicken alternative, Dynameat later this year in Singapore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a Coca-Cola fan? Well, you might be, and not even know it! Coke has over 200 brands, from Barq’s root beer to Peace Tea to Topo Chico, a spiked alcoholic sparkling water. But what offers a better return — drinking one of these nice cold beverages or investing in Coca-Cola shares? Let’s put this another way: is Coca-Cola a good investment?  We’ll check out what the analysts are saying with Michelle Martin in Market View Minutes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrien Desbaillets CEO and Co-Founder, SaladStop! Group to tell us what it means to be the first net zero Asian F&B outlet and what other businesses can learn from its business journeySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.