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The Business Times Podcasts
The Business Times Podcast Channel presents diverse perspectives, in-depth analysis and news covering career, business, markets, investing, current affairs and tech. Powered by the Journalism of The Business Times and Tech in Asia. Available on all your favourite audio and video content apps an...
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S2E247: Singapore Exports Surge, Iran's Reconstruction Fund and Trump Tells Russia to Make Peace
Headline news for June 17, 2026: Singapore's exports surge thirty-eight-point-four per cent in May on AI-driven demand. Reuters reveals a three-hundre...
S2E522: Nikkei hits record 70,000 after historic BOJ rate hike as US-Iran peace deal remains in focus
Market news for June 16, 2026: Asian stocks rose as Japan’s Nikkei hit a record 70,000 following the Bank of Japan’s historic 1 per cent rate hike. Ma...
S2E246: BOJ Set to Hit One Per Cent, US-Iran Deal Extends the Ceasefire and Singapore Home Sales Slump
Headline news for June 16, 2026: The Bank of Japan is set to raise rates to one per cent today — the highest in nearly thirty years. The U.S. and Iran...
S2E521: US-Iran reach tentative peace deal, sparks relief rally in Asia: Oil slips and gold rise
Market news for June 15, 2026: A preliminary agreement to end the war between US and Iran reduced geopolitical fears, resulting in an easing of oil pr...
S2E245: US-Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil to a March Low and Asian Markets Surging
Headline news for June 15, 2026: The U.S. and Iran announce a peace deal to end their war. President Trump says it is "complete," ordering the naval b...
S2E46: Hawkish Fed, hot inflation, fragile currencies: ASEAN's delicate balancing act explained
Peace talks lift markets, but the real story runs deeper. HSBC's senior ASEAN economist Yun Liu unpacks why Southeast Asia sits at the eye of the stor...
S2E244: Trump Signals an Iran Deal, SpaceX Prices History's Largest IPO and Asian Markets Rally
Headline news for June 12, 2026: President Trump says a "great settlement" with Iran could see the Strait of Hormuz reopen this weekend, though Tehran...
S2E520: Strait of Hormuz shuts, oil spikes: Asian markets stumble amid renewed Iran tensions
Market news for June 11, 2026: Asian markets slumped, as a hot U.S. inflation report fuelled Wall Street selloffs. Simultaneously, renewed US strikes...
S2E243: SpaceX Prices History's Largest IPO, Iran Closes the Strait and Asian Markets Fall
Headline news for June 11, 2026: SpaceX prices the largest IPO in stock market history today with trading on Nasdaq beginning Friday evening Singapore...
S3E4: My job, my skills, my future
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, but what does that actually mean for jobs in Singapore?
In this episode of Lens on Singapor...
S2E519: Between a war and a rate hike: Asia’s volatile Wednesday
Market news for June 10, 2026: Renewed hostilities between the US and Iran triggered a sharp Asian market rout, driving oil prices higher while tech s...
S2E242: Japan's Banks Launch Stablecoins, Singapore Deepens Indonesia Ties, US and Iran Trade Strikes
Headline news for June 10, 2026: The US strikes Iranian air defences after Iran downs a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliate...
S2E518: Asian markets bounce back as ceasefire hopes and tech dip-buying spark relief rally
Market news for June 9, 2026: Asian stocks rallied, as Israel-Iran ceasefire hopes fuelled relief. Investors aggressively bought semiconductor dips, w...
S2E241: Iran and Israel Stand Down, Kim Meet Xi in Pyongyang and Singapore Hiring Hits Five-Year Low
Headline news for June 9, 2026: Iran and Israel halt direct attacks on each other after President Trump intervenes but Israel says strikes on Hezbolla...
S1E63: CPF Life vs ILP: a false choice?
Are financial advisors steering you wrong on retirement? In this eye-opening episode of WealthBT, host Genevieve Cua and financial expert Christopher...
S2E517: Market rout deepens: AI pullback and Middle East tensions drive Asian sell-off
Market news for June 8, 2026: Asian markets plummeted today as investors retreated from AI-linked stocks amid concerns of an overextended bull run. Si...
S2E240: Earthquake Hits Mindanao Tsunami Warnings Across the Region, Kospi Tumbles
Headline news for June 8, 2026: A powerful earthquake strikes off Mindanao this morning with tsunami warnings issued across the Philippines, Indonesia...
S2E45: Peace hopes, profit-taking and a Bitcoin plunge: making sense of a rollercoaster week
Oil at US$90 even after a ceasefire. A dollar no one can replace. Bitcoin cratering while IPOs loom. AI infrastructure costs that could reshape every...
S2E239: Indonesia's Market Rout, Hezbollah Blocks Lebanon Peace and Singapore Faces New US Tariff
Headline news for June 5, 2026: Indonesia's stock market has tumbled thirty-six per cent from its record high as the rupiah hits an all-time low past...
S1E3: AI adoption: pain points, payoffs and where to start
In this episode of Ask PwC Singapore, Claressa Monteiro sits down with Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information...
S2E516: Asia stocks plunge on renewed US-Iran tensions; Oil slips, SpaceX IPO prices
Market news for June 4, 2026: Renewed US-Iran fighting plunged Asian stocks, though a Lebanon-Israel ceasefire eased oil prices. Inflation fears inten...
S2E238: Singapore Faces US Tariff Threat, Lebanon Ceasefire and the House Rebukes Trump on Iran
Headline news for June 4, 2026: South Korea's ruling Democrats sweep local elections but face a narrow defeat in the Seoul mayoralty. Lebanon and Isra...
S2E515: AI bull run powers Asia stocks to record highs despite flaring Gulf hostilities and crypto tumble
Market news for June 3, 2026: A protracted US-Iran war and the Hormuz blockade unleashed a global oil shock, fuelling inflation and forcing hawkish ce...
S2E237: Iran Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain, US Hits Qeshm Island and Japan Passes Emergency Budget
Headline news for June 3, 2026: Iran fires ballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain but all fail or are intercepted as the US strikes Qeshm Island in...
S2E514: AI lifts Asia as markets weigh ceasefire, oil steadies
Market news for June 2, 2026: Asian stocks struggled for direction as a partial Middle East ceasefire steadied oil near $95. AI-linked shares gained o...
S2E235: Lebanon Declares Ceasefire, Anthropic Files for IPO and Johor to Head to Polls
Headline news for June 2, 2026: Lebanon announces a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel — but Netanyahu says military operations in the sou...
S2E44: AI-fueled stock surge meets oil’s 10% drop: Is the energy crisis over?
Is the energy crisis over? Global stocks hit record highs fueled by AI, while oil tumbles 10 per cent on potential Strait of Hormuz reopening. What ab...
S2E235: Asia’s largest security summit begins in Singapore, amidst US-Iran deal
Headline news for May 29, 2026: Asia’s largest security conference, Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off its twenty-third session in Singapore today. The US...
S1E1: How solid, connected financial tech helps SMEs turn into truly global players
The global business landscape is borderless, yet full of financial friction. How are high-growth, multi-entity SMEs navigating shifting supply chains,...
S2E513: Hormuz tides turn: Iran deal buoys stocks, yet Strait's shadow looms
Market news for May 28, 2026: Iran conflict and US strikes drove Asian stocks lower, challenging peace optimism. Oil rebounded 2 per cent, pressuring...
S2E234: Trump says no one gets to control the Strait of Hormuz, as US launches new strikes on Iran
Headline news for May 28, 2026: US launches new strikes on an Iranian military site, complicating an already uncertain US-Iran draft framework deal. T...
S3E3: Is Singapore losing the world we relied on? An intelligence chief's candid take
Are we seeing a fragmentation in the rules-based global order? And if so, what does this mean for Singapore?
In this episode of Lens on Singapor...
S2E512: Iran deal hopes fade as US strikes temper risk appetite; Oil rebounds, stocks mixed
Market news for May 26, 2026: Oil prices rose today and stocks wavered as investor optimism over an imminent US-Iran peace deal was tempered by new US...
S2E233: Singapore and China Call for Ceasefire, U.S. Strikes Iran, Russia Threatens Kyiv
Headline news for May 26, 2026: Singapore and China jointly call for an immediate Middle East ceasefire as Iran's top negotiator heads to Doha for ta...
S1E55: Who are buying private homes and how do agents stay relevant? With PropNex’s CEO Kelvin Fong
Get insights on what is driving home buyers to buy pricey condos despite mounting economic uncertainties.
In this episode of PropertyBT, host Le...
S2E511: Iran deal hopes spur stock rally, oil and dollar slide; Strait clarity key
Market news for May 25, 2026: Stocks surged on Iran deal hopes, weakening the dollar and oil, but Strait of Hormuz clarity concerns tempered the rally...
S2E232: Russia Pounds Kyiv, Trump Slows Iran Talks and Oil Falls Below $100
Headline news for May 25, 2026: Russia launches its largest assault on Kyiv in years with six hundred drones, ninety missiles and a nuclear-capable hy...
S2E43: The war is three months old, stocks are at record highs and the Fed is talking hikes
The "AI Trade" demands selectivity post-Nvidia: learn the new rules focusing on free cash flow and margins, not just growth. Brent crude's new US$100+...
S2E231: M1-Simba Merger Dies and Rubio Calls Iran's Hormuz Toll Plan Unfeasible
Headline news for May 22, 2026: The M1-Simba merger is officially dead as Tuas Limited terminates its sale agreement following the IMDA's suspension o...
S2E510: Nvidia, Samsung fuel Asia stock surge; global risks eased, not gone
Market news for May 21, 2026: Asian stocks surged, fuelled by Nvidia's strong forecast and a suspended Samsung strike, easing global risk fears as ves...