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: Selloff in Asia amid Middle East conflict; US, China trade chiefs reportedly set to meet mid-March before Trump-Xi summit; Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures; Apple launches iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air; Chinaâs AI listings boom leaves investors flying blind; Olam Group to watch
14 mins; March 03, 2026
Market View: US-Israel-Iran conflict on Asian markets, key transit airports in Dubai, Doha severely affected; Oil surges by the most in four years; Shares of Singapore Airlines and Sats fall amid flight cancellations over the weekend; MAS on developments in the Middle East; What to watch at Chinaâs Two Sessions this week?; CrowdStrike, Broadcom, Costcoâs earnings in focus; SGX-gold miners, energy players to watch
16 mins; March 02, 2026
Market View: Asian shares wobble on tech valuation, geopolitical concerns; Meta reportedly signs multi-billion-dollar deal to rent Google AI chips; Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros as Netflix walks away; Coupang swings to loss as data breach dents Q4; ST Engineering, CDL, Venture Corp, UOL, Wilmar International to watch in SG Earnings season
13 mins; February 27, 2026
Market View: Nvidiaâs results beat estimates; AI trade, earnings from Salesforce, Snowflake in focus; DeepSeek reportedly withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia; Singapore firmsâ 2025 dividend payouts hit US$18.7 billion record high; AEM, Yangzijiang Financial, Seatrium to watch
16 mins; February 26, 2026
Market View: Investors react to Trumpâs State of the Union address; Japanâs Nikkei 225, South Koreaâs KOSPI hit records; Positive sentiment returns to AI sector ahead of Nvidiaâs earnings and after Anthropicâs product announcements; Genting Singapore, OCBC, SBS Transit, SIA, Ho Bee Land to watch
18 mins; February 25, 2026
Market View: Trump warns countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals; White House officials reportedly seeking vows from tech executives to cover data centre costs; How should investors hedge against near-term volatilities with CBOE Volatility Index up 1.9 percentage points?; Fresh trade tangle between Japan and China; UOB, SGX-listed pawnbrokers (MoneyMax Financial Services, ValueMax) to watch
14 mins; February 24, 2026
Market View: Markets in APAC shrug off Trumpâs decision to hike global tariffs to 15%, traders digest US Supreme Courtâs ruling to strike down Trumpâs original slate of tariffs; Biggest winners from ongoing tariff developments; Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January; From SGX-listed blue chips to Nvidia, Salesforce and Berkshire Hathaway â what are the earnings in focus this week?; UOI, Seatrium to watch
16 mins; February 23, 2026
Market View: From Blue Owl Capital selling assets to Trumpâs threat on Iran â what to monitor ahead of Wall Streetâs open today; China AI startups surge after holiday in rotation from big tech; Nvidia reportedly close to investing US$30 billion in OpenAIâs mega funding round; Indonesia secures 19% tariff deal with US, exemption for palm oil; SIA Engineering Company, Sri Trang Gloves to watch
14 mins; February 20, 2026
Market View: Fed minutes show officials in no hurry to cut rates; Asian stocks up, supported by tech giants after Nvidia signs multiyear deal to sell Meta millions of current, future AI chips; Samsung shares rise to record after report on higher chip price; OpenAI funding reportedly on track to top US$100 billion in latest round; YZJ Maritime, CSE Global, SIA to watch
12 mins; February 19, 2026
Market View: STI drops below 5,000 points after Budget 2026; Potential SGX-listed winners and losers from Budget 2026; Anthropic clinches US$380 billion valuation after US$30 billion funding round; Expectations on how Wall Street will open with US inflation data in focus, and with Trump reportedly planning to scale back some tariffs on steel, aluminium goods; iFast, Lum Chang to watch
15 mins; February 13, 2026
Market View: Looking ahead to Singapore Budget 2026; Rebound in stock markets slows down; Chinaâs factory deflation eased more than expected in January; ByteDance reportedly developing AI chip, in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it; CapitaLand Investment, Wing Tai to watch
15 mins; February 11, 2026
Market View: Amazon plans to spend US$200B on AI build-out this year; Trump unveils TrumpRx discounted drugs website; Trump administration to end job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers; Intel, AMD reportedly notify customers in China of lengthy waits for CPUs; CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, NIO, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to watch
15 mins; February 06, 2026
Market View: PepsiCo, AMDâs earnings in focus, results from Alphabet and Amazon.com to come; Fed Governor Stephen Miran resigns from White House role; Nvidia reportedly nears deal to invest US$20 billion in OpenAI; Gold prices climb more than 2 per cent, building on best day since 2008; Singtel, GuocoLand to watch
18 mins; February 04, 2026
Market View: Asian stocks, gold rebound in calmer trade, investors monitor incoming earnings from AMD, Super Micro Computer; US tariffs on Indian goods to be cut from 50% to 18%; Reserve Bank of Australia raises rates for first time in two years; SGX, Keppel, S-REIT earnings to watch
11 mins; February 03, 2026