BT Market Focus: Markets on retreat after Fitch downgrades US credit rating (Ep 54)

Losses were seen across key Asian markets this week. How did Singapore shares hold up? Janice Tan finds out.

Synopsis: Market Focus is a weekly podcast by The Business Times that looks at the market drivers and movements in Singapore, the region and the beyond. Hosted by The BT Podcasts team, it features analysis from SGX and insights from The Business Times’ newsdesk.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:23 SGX’s wrap for the week

04:15 Highlights of the week’s notable news

07:55 Corporate news for investors

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Written by: Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg)

Hosted by: Janice Tan

With Candace Li, market analyst, SGX Securities

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Edited by: Claressa Monteiro 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh 

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

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