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: US August PCE Price Index in line with expectations; US September non farm payrolls release in focus, potentially postponed by possible US government shutdown; Gold surpasses key US$3,800 per oz level; CapitaLand Commercial C-Reit, Sony Financial Group’s trading debuts; Singtel, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to watch
14 mins; September 29, 2025
Market View: Trump slaps new US tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture, 100% duties on branded drugs; Asian markets down on better-than-expected US GDP numbers, Fed rate uncertainties, and US tariff threats; Singapore factory output slumps 7.8% in August; SingPost, Sheng Siong to watch
9 mins; September 26, 2025
Market View: Chery Automobile rocketed over 13% in Hong Kong trading debut; White House tells agencies to gear up for job cuts in shutdown; LVMH reportedly ramping up expansion in South Korea; Some BoJ board members called for resuming rate hikes at July meeting; OCBC, Singtel, F&N to watch
12 mins; September 25, 2025
Market View: Investors mull high valuations on Wall Street, mixed Fed messaging on interest rates; Alibaba unveils most powerful AI language model; IMF says South Korea should maintain accommodative fiscal, monetary policy settings; Looking ahead to US August PCE Price Index; Seatrium to watch
14 mins; September 24, 2025
Market View: Nvidia to invest up to US$100B in OpenAI; Looming US government shutdown; Gold prices climb to record high ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech; Taipei jumps over 1%, TSMC up nearly 3% on Nvidia-OpenAI deal; Singapore’s core inflation yoy falls to lowest since Feb 2021 in August; Keppel to watch
14 mins; September 23, 2025
Market View: 4% CPF interest rate floor for Special, Medisave, Retirement accounts extended till Dec 2026; Trump’s H1-B visa crackdown; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway fully exits BYD, Chery Automobile reportedly set to price HK IPO at high end of marketed range; Asian markets fluctuate, Tokyo lead gains with slow sell-down of ETFs; Trump, Xi to meet in South Korea; SGX, Singtel to watch
16 mins; September 22, 2025
Market View: How will Stephan Miran’s appointment to the rate-setting FOMC weigh on the Fed’s upcoming decision?; Expectations on Fed’s dot plot, USD movements; Jack Ma reportedly on a mission to “Make Alibaba Great Again”; Flagged talks between Trump and Xi; SIA to watch
11 mins; September 16, 2025
Market View: US August core CPI up 0.3% m-o-m as expected, markets extend record highs; SGX to launch index tracking non-STI constituents; SK Hynix’s shares up 5.9% to record on AI memory milestone; CapitaLand Commercial C-Reit’s public offer 535 times subscribed; Meituan launches new AI agent app; Hong Leong Group, Yangzijiang Financial to watch
13 mins; September 12, 2025
Market View: US PPI fell month-on-month for the first time since April; ECB rate decision in focus; Japan, Taiwan and South Korean markets set new highs on tech boost; STI hits a peak, driven by DBS; Chipotle Mexican Grill to venture into Asia; AI-simulated Fed meeting showed political pressure polarising board; UOL, Sing Holdings to watch
16 mins; September 11, 2025
Market View: Record day on Wall Street after US jobs growth revised down by 911,000 through March; South Korea’s KOSPI at record high, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at four-year high; DBS shares hit all-time high, pushing STI to new record; China’s consumer prices slid in August; Asian tech firms along Apple’s supply chain benefits from launch of new iPhone lineup; Crude extends gains after strikes in Qatar
12 mins; September 10, 2025
Market View: Nasdaq’s record close; Asian investors react to political uncertainty in Japan, Indonesia Finance Minister’s exit; Reserve Bank of India steadily reduced purchases of US Treasuries, increased gold buying even before Trump’s tariffs; Gold surges to record high above US$3,600/oz; Tencent reportedly considering first public debt offering in four years, joining the dim sum run; MetaOptics’ surges 25% on Catalist debut; Thakral, SGX to watch
14 mins; September 09, 2025
Market View: US labour market weakness fuels bets of 25bps rate cut in Sept; Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign; China’s export growth slows to weakest in six months as shipments to US plunged; Opec+ agrees to raise oil production from October; Earnings by GameStop, Adobe, and China’s gathering of its 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee in focus this week; CapitaLand Investment, Keppel to watch
18 mins; September 08, 2025
Market View: More on the legality of Trump’s sweeping tariffs; NASDAQ proposes stricter listing rules; Trump to host tech CEOs in newly renovated White House Rose Garden; China’s financial regulators reportedly considering cooling measures for stock market amid rally; STI hits new intraday high; Keppel, Keppel DC Reit, Oiltek to watch
14 mins; September 04, 2025
Market View: Google not required to sell Chrome in antitrust victory; Kraft Heinz’s split, Nestle CEO’s exit and earnings due from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Salesforce – what to watch out of the US and Europe tonight?; OpenAI agrees to buy product testing startup Statsig for US$1.1B; Private sector economists a shade more optimistic about Singapore’s full-year growth; Boustead Singapore, Keppel Infrastructure Trust to watch
14 mins; September 03, 2025
Market View: Gold glitters to new high amid questions over Fed’s independence, trade uncertainties; US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confident that Supreme Court will uphold Trump’s sweeping tariffs; China-led bloc to set up development bank; Chinese margin trades surge to record; Alibaba’s stellar results and movements in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng; DBS, ComfortDelGro, ST Engineering, Nio to watch
14 mins; September 02, 2025