Your Money with Michelle Martin

Analysts say Bitcoin has tested the key support level of US$40,000. Will Bitcoin hit 'new highs' this year or even reach that $100,000 in June (purported by some) despite its rough start? Michelle Martin gets insights and a crypto outlook for 2022 from Vijay Ayyar, VP Corporate Development & Global Expansion, Luno. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tik Tok star, Cliff Tan takes us through his first book which mines an ancient art for modern interiors. Michelle Martin chats with Cliff Tan, the London-based Singaporean about how he used lockdown time to kickstart his hugely successful TikTok channel of over a million users and his new book Feng Shui Modern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang start the week with three themes on investors' radars — China's slowing growth and why investors see this as a positive; Japanese Prime Minister's Fumio Kishida's capitalism policy not sitting well with investors; and what to expect from the upcoming earnings season from the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Sycamore, APAC Analyst, City Index joins Michelle Martin in this episode to discuss moves by two of the world's biggest economies — the US Federal Reserve hints at quickening the pace of raising interest rates, while China moves the other direction by cutting rates on policy loans for the first time since April 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The STI is off to a roaring start to 2022, outperforming key global and even Asian markets. Banks and S-Reits are leading the charge, and investors are seeing them as safe havens. Find out why from Michelle Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More people who used their CPF monies to pay their housing loans, were unable to fully refund the amount after selling their properties in 2020, compared with the previous two years. Were you one of them? Michelle Martin finds out why this could be happening and how to avoid the situation  with Mister Boon, author, The Landlord Club: Untold Strategies to Maximise Rental Property ReturnsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research shows that most habits around money are set as young as age 7. So how can parents navigate this tricky topic and cultivate healthy financial habits in their children? Is it ever too early to invest? Michelle Martin finds out from Will Rainey, author of Grandpa’s Fortune Fables and founder of financial education platform, Blue Tree Savings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG discuss US Fed Chair Jerome Powells latest messaging about its future policies. Also in the conversation, a round-up of Chinese property firms facing key payments and news on Tesla, Microsoft, Sea and iFast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global stocks saw double-digit returns over the last three years... will it see a fourth? Are bond yields still considered safe havens even as they're losing ground? And for investors who feel the S&P is overvalued, could US small caps be the next big thing? Michelle Martin gets some answers from Cheng Chye Hsern, Head of Investment, Providend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zynga — creator of popular games like FarmVille and Grand Theft Auto — could have a new owner in Take 2, which wants to pay some $13 billion for the game developer. But some observers say Take 2 is overpaying for the deal. Find out why from Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.