Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Money Matters is your guide to navigating the day's most important topics, from politics and current affairs to wealth management and trending issues. Every evening, the team delivers insightful discussions on business news, market movements, and the latest in alternative assets. Whether navigating the political landscape, understanding the economy, or uncovering emerging investment opportunities, Money Matters keeps you informed and ahead of the curve. Tune in daily to Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian from 4 pm to 7 pm on MONEY FM 89.3.
Market View: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” scrapes through Senate; STI strikes above 4,000 points; Asian market movements ahead of Trump’s trade deadline, Tokyo in focus; Alibaba Group adding new data centres in Malaysia, the Philippines; Intel’s new CEO reportedly exploring big change to chip manufacturing business; Yangzijiang Financial, Nio to watch
11 mins; July 02, 2025
Market View: US-China trade truce; White House on possible extension of Trump’s trade deadline; Softbank Group’s Masayoshi Son’s ambition to make group into biggest platform provider for “artificial super intelligence” within next 10 years; Nike reported sharply lower quarterly profits; AEM, Aztech Global to watch
18 mins; June 27, 2025
Market View: Trump considering candidates to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell; NASDAQ’s standout performance, Nvidia hits record high at valuation of about US$3.76T; Shell denies reports of merger with BP; Xiaomi’s first electric SUV launch, Foxconn reportedly nears deal to supply electric busses to Mitsubishi Fuso Truck; SIA, Sembcorp Industries to watch
17 mins; June 26, 2025
Market View: Asian shares up, oil down after Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire; Trump says US interest rates should be lowered by at least 2 to 3 percentage points, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress in focus; Jensen Huang starts selling Nvidia’s stock under US$865M plan; OCBC, Lum Chang to watch
16 mins; June 24, 2025
Market View: US launches strikes against 3 nuclear facilities in Iran, Asian investors mull possible Iranian retaliation; Commercial airlines weigh the suspension of Middle East flights; Tesla’s robotaxi launch; Singapore’s core inflation at 0.6% yoy in May; OCBC, Fu Yu Corporation to watch
15 mins; June 23, 2025
Market View: Asian shares up as imminent US attack on Iran appears to have been forestalled; China’s warning on blind box toys; Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides; DBS expects economic value from AI use to surpass S$1B this year; SingPost to watch
14 mins; June 20, 2025
Market View: Fed holds rates for fourth straight meeting, dot plot shows two 25bps cut this year; Shell CEO on the impact of the Israel-Iran air war; Apple reportedly expressed interest in tapping generative AI to speed up design of custom chips; Dozens of staff at StanChart reportedly laid off in Singapore, jobs offshored to India; DBS, UOB to watch
13 mins; June 19, 2025
Market View: Markets expect officials to hold rates at FOMC meeting; Investors fret over the possibility of more direct US military involvement in Israel-Iran air war, Asian market movements; JD’s founder vows to speed up overseas foray; China consumers’ rush for subsidies; Economists slash Singapore growth forecast to 1.7%; Thakral Corp to watch
13 mins; June 18, 2025
Market View: Global equities down as fighting between Israel and Iran enters fifth day; Bank of Japan holds rates as expected, to slow pace of reduction in bond purchases next year; World Gold Council survey shows central banks favour gold to USD for reserves; OpenAI executives reported considered accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behaviour in partnership; SIA to watch
15 mins; June 17, 2025
Market View: Expectations ahead of US Fed, BoJ, BoE rate decisions; China’s factory output growth hits six-month low in May; US reportedly pushing Vietnam to decouple from Chinese tech; Paris airshow opens under cloud of Air India crash; SGX-listed oil and gas firms up on oil price rally, conflict in the Middle East; Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust to watch
18 mins; June 16, 2025
Market View: Global markets dive, oil prices surge on escalation in hostilities in Middle East; SIA shares down on Air India crash; OCBC’s mobile app hit by outage; AMD unveils new AI server for 2026; Wall Street analysts rush to up price targets on Pop Mart International Group
15 mins; June 13, 2025
Market View: Row between US President Donald Trump and Tesla’s Elon Musk; “Very positive” talks between Trump and China’s Xi; Lookahead to US May non farm payrolls report; Former senior minister Teo Chee Hean to become chairman of Temasek Holdings in October; OCBC, Keppel DC Reit, Jardine C&C; NetLink NBN Trust to watch
17 mins; June 06, 2025
Market View: US ADP payroll report shows private sector jobs up 37,000 last month, sharp slowdown from April; Fed’s Beige Book study in focus; Asian market movements in relation to US data; Citigroup to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China; Singapore retail sales up 0.3% yoy in April; Thai Beverage, Far East Orchard to watch
15 mins; June 05, 2025
Market View: Asian markets react to higher US steel, aluminium duties; Expectations ahead of US May ISM Services PMI release; South Korean stocks, won surge on the back of Presidential election results; Australia’s real GDP up 0.2% in March quarter; CapitaLand Investment, Nio to watch
14 mins; June 04, 2025