BT Mark to Market: Rising costs bring the bears back (Ep 36)

    • What do rising costs mean for markets close to home?
    • What do rising costs mean for markets close to home? PHOTO: FREEPIK
    Published Mon, Oct 9, 2023 · 05:00 AM

    Rising oil prices and stubbornly resilient economic activity may prompt the Fed and other central banks to keep monetary policy tighter for longer than expected. This could be bad news for US tech stocks, Singapore real estate investment trusts and regional economies with weak current accounts.

    Synopsis: Listen to senior correspondent Ben Paul’s analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.

    Highlights of the podcast:

    02:03 Waning inflation sparked big rally last year

    04:25 Oil prices, resilient growth reignite fears

    09:47 Ebb and flow of tech, energy stocks 

    13:12 Regional currencies vulnerable to oil surge

    Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)

    Edited by: Claressa Monteiro

    Produced and edited by: Janice Tan

    Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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