Money Talk

Carolyn Wright speaks to Conal McDevitt, Managing Partner of Penta, on where we stand on China-EU trade relations.

Le Xia, the Asia Chief Economist at BBVA Research, says the US market is performing well but there are some bad signals and a mini financial crisis is possible. Andrew Sullivan, the Founder of Asian Market Sense, says the US is already seeing some cons...

With the 2024 Eurovision finals just around the corner, we end the show with Marcel Fenez from Fenez Media, who joins James to talk about the state of the media and entertainment industry, especially as streaming services around the world continue to g...

Carolyn Wright speaks to Stephanie Leung, CIO of Endowus to learn more about what investors need to know about market drivers at the moment.

James Ross is joined by Andrew Freris, CEO and Chief Strategist at Ecognosis Advisory and Chi Lo, Senior Market Strategist APAC at BNP Paribas Asset Management to discuss China’s import and export industry as manufacturing surpluses continue to pile up...

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent, takes a deep dive into what’s going on in the Donald Trump vs Stormy Daniels case, saying the big question is what impact it may all have on Mr Trump’s run for US president.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Greg Van, CEO at Endowus, on how to help older teenagers understand about getting into investing.

Enzio Von Pfeil, Capital Preservation Specialist at Financial Shield tells James Ross that both Hungary and Serbia will welcome deeper ties with China following President Xi Jinping’s visit. Moving on China’s domestic issues, Dwyfor Evans, Head of APAC...

Ravindra Bhilave, Senior Director for Product Management Connected Home Products at NETGEAR joins Carolyn Wright to discuss what you need to know about the rollout of WiFi7 technology.

Radhika Rao, Senior Economist and Executive Director, DBS Bank Singapore joins us with a View from India as the country’s election marathon continues to run, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to win a third five-year term.

Chloe Feng is joined by Stewart Aldcroft, Asian fund management industry consultant and Barry Wood, RTHK International Economics Correspondent to discuss the potential of a significant trade conflict between the EU and China as President Xi Jinping con...

John Beirne, Vice-chair of Research, Asian Development Bank Institute joins Steven to take a deeper look at the health of the Japanese economy as the Yen continues to weaken.

Jacky Chan, Chief Distribution Office of Asia MCM, Liberty International Insurance, speaks to Carolyn Wright to discuss what investors need to know about trends and themes in the medical insurance sector

Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management and Kerry Craig, Global Market Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management join Steven Filby to discuss Europe-China trade relations as President Xi Jinping meets French President Emmanuel Macron in...

Kevin Chan, Founder and Chairman of the Storefriendly Self Storage, says investors are attracted to the steady income and low operation cost of the self storage industry. He speaks on the occasion of the Self Storage Expo Asia happening in Hong Kong th...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Hannah Jeong, Head of Valuation & Advisory Services at Colliers, on the health of the residential property market in Hong Kong.

Andrew Sullivan, the Founder of Asian Market Sense, thinks Warren Buffett is not seeing the meaningful deals that he used to see in the market as his Berkshire Hathaway sold off about 13% of its Apple stake. Mark To, Managing Director of Asset Managem...

Katrina Ell, Senior Economist, Moody’s Analytics, checks in on Australian consumer sentiment as inflation continues to rise.

Carolyn Wright speaks to Gilly Wong, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council, on what consumers need to know about food inflation.

James Ross is joined by Andrew Freris, the CEO of Ecognosis Advisory and James Wong, CEO of Cathaysia Securities to discuss higher interest rates for longer in Hong Kong's economy as well as the state of the Japanese yen.

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent, says the message from the Fed is that a rate cut is off the cards for June. He goes on to the upcoming presidential election and whether the Fed will steer clear of doing anything dramatic aroun...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Greg Van, the CEO of Endowus, on what parents should be teaching pre-teens about finance.

Michael Dyer, Investment Director at M&G Investments, says the Fed staying on hold came as no surprise, adding that this means bond markets are looking attractive at the moment. Enzio Von Pfeil, a capital preservation specialist at Financial Shield, sa...

Ross Feingold, Director of Research, Caerus Consulting, says the jobless rate falling to its lowest level for the month of March in 24 years is good news for Taiwan’s economy. He goes on to forecasts for the outlook for growth and how demand for AI chi...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Jacky Chan, Chief Distribution Officer, Asia MCM, Liberty International Insurance, on what investors need to know about the medical insurance sector in particular around inflation.

Richard Harris, the CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management, tells Nitin Dialdas it’s hard to know if there really was intervention on the yen yesterday, but it’s too early to say whether we will now start to seeing movements upwards for the currency...

Andrew Collier, Managing Director, Orient Capital Research, says a crackdown on IPOs in mainland China could push things towards Hong Kong, offering a boost for the sluggish local market. He goes on to say there are a couple of rays of light for mainla...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Nagesh Devata, Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific at Payoneer, on the challenges SMEs are facing in the business world at the moment.

Andrew Sullivan, the Founder of Asian Market Sense, tells Andrew Work that all eyes will be on local earnings for the Hang Seng this week, following good recent performance on upbeat US earnings reports. Frederick Chu, who is Managing Director at Magnu...

Jun Bei Liu, Portfolio Manager at Tribeca Investment Partners joins in to discuss BHP’s US$39 billion bid to acquire mining rivals Anglo American.

Neil Newman, Japan Strategist at JAPANMACRO.COM, joins James to discuss the Yen as it falls to three-decade lows and pressure grows on Japan to intervene or make monetary policy changes.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Eleanor Coleman, Principal Partner and Founder of The Financial Empowerment Group at St James Place, on how to handle money worries in relationships.

James Ross is joined by Andrew Freris, who is CEO of Ecognosis Advisory, and Olivier D’Assier, Head of Applied Research APAC at SimCorp to discuss the health of the global economy as the US economy continues to decelerate in Q1.

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent, says a potential US ban on TikTok is a big issue, but he thinks Beijing and Washington may be able to come to a deal before the nine month time limit for the app to be sold expires.

Greg Van, CEO of Endowus joins Carolyn Wright to discuss how parents can start introducing the idea of understanding money to their kids.

Enzio von Pfeil, a capital preservation specialist at Financial Shield, says it’s difficult to know what the US wants to gain from a visit to Shanghai by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, though he thinks relations have thawed slightly backstage. B...

Vandana Hari, Founder of Vanda Insights says geopolitical tensions and the fear of broader issues in the Middle East are powerful drivers for the oil market, but prices have been reacting in a mature fashion.

Fabrice Bayon of Palo IT talks about technology for good and the importance of the business relationship between France and Hong Kong.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Stephanie Leung, CIO of Stashaway on what investors need to know about the likely market impact of US rate cuts and the upcoming presidential election.

RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent Barry Wood tells Steven Filby he’s pessimistic over the outlook for Tesla, saying the company faces a slew of issues, including a decline in the EV market, as well as concerns over Elon Musk’s political view...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Anir Bhattacharyya, Partner and Asia Co-Head Integrated Risk Management, and Josh Plant, a Director at AlixPartners, on what you need to know about deepfake technology.

Nick Smith, Japan Strategist at CLSA discusses the health of Japan’s economy and its monetary policy going forward following a historic rate rise in March.

Gerard Wolf, International Sustainable City Federator to the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, joins Jeff Cheung from the So French So Innovative Exhibition at InnoEX Hong Kong to talk about all things sustainability.

Andrew Work is joined by Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management to discuss Hong Kong’s market performance after a solid rally to begin the week.

Yanan Wu, CEO of Surfin Group joins in to discuss China’s better than expected GDP growth in Q1.

Jame DiBiasio, Founder of DigFin, joins Carolyn Wright to talk about what you need to know about open banking, how it works and what it offers to consumers.

For our final look back at the Digital Economy Summit, Carolyn finds out how a Central Bank Digital Currency could fuel tech innovation with Professor Man Ho Allen Au, of the Department of Computing, at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Steven Filby is joined by Andrew Sullivan, Founder of Asian Market Sense, and Catherine Yeung, Investment Director at Fidelity International to discuss the recent market fall as major investors start pulling out their money.

Adam Dawes, Senior Investment Adviser, Shaw and Partners, joins in with a view from Australia to discuss the potential impact of rising unemployment rates on the path forward for interest rates.

Helen Zhu, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Nan Fung Trinity on key market issues investors should be aware of.

Peter Brewin, who is Crypto and Web3 Co-Leader, PwC Hong Kong, on how innovations in technology can be beneficial to all businesses, not just those in the tech sector.

Steven Filby is joined by Andrew Freris, CEO at Ecognosis Advisory, and Kyle Rodda, Senior Market Analyst at Capital.com to discuss the potential for continued high interest rates in the long run.

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent joins in with a view from the US as trade disputes with China continue.

Samuel Rhee, Co-Founder and Chairman of Endowus, and Joel Teasdel, Head of Asia ex-Japan, Dimensional join Carolyn at the Endowus Investment Summit, taking a look at helping investors understand financial products and outlook for the market.

Derrick Loi, General Manager, International Business, Ant Group, Digital Technologies, joins Carolyn Wright to talk about how technology is changing the financial world.

Chloe Feng is joined by Ben Emons, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager at NewEdge Wealth and Enzio Von Pfeil, a capital preservation specialist at Financial Shield, discussing US President Joe Biden's proposal of a 25% increase in tariffs on Chinese...

With a view from Taiwan is Ross Feingold, Director of Research at Caerus Consulting to talk about TSMC and its future plans as the company has been awarded a 6.6 billion US dollar subsidy to help build factories in Arizona.

In Your Money, Steven Filby speaks with Tim Edwards, Global Head of Index Investment Strategy, at S&P Dow Jones Indices to discuss what you need to know about passive investing.

Kok-Chin Tay, Executive Director for ASEAN at the Smart Cities Council, speaks with Jeff Cheung on the urban challenges that smart cities need to address and how resolving those differs depending on socioeconomic conditions.

Carolyn Wright is joined by Asian fund management industry consultant Stewart Aldcroft, and RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent Barry Wood as the IMF economic outlook press conference labelled the global economy as remarkably resilient despite...

With a view from Singapore is Geoff Howie, who is a Market Strategist at SGX, as Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to take office in May.

Mark Blick, CEO, Diginex, talks on the importance of sustainable finance for green goals for business.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Raphael Polansky, Chief Growth Officer at BitMEX to talk about what the forthcoming Bitcoin halving involves and how it could move markets

Steven Filby is joined by Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management, and Carlos Casanova, Senior Asia Economist at Union Bancaire Privée to talk about the increasing inflation rates around the world amid heightened geopolitical tensions.

Ryan Manuel, Founder of Bilby AI, says recent import and export numbers from mainland China are a reality check, and he expects more bumps in the road ahead for economic recovery.

Carolyn Wright is joined by Adam Reynolds, CEO of Saxo, to discuss how to maximise your investments by minimising fees.

Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer for Cyberport speaks with Carolyn Wright about the theme of this year’s event: smarter technovation for all - forging a sustainable future.

Andrew Sullivan, Founder, Asian Market Sense, tells Nitin Dialdas that markets are risk off for the moment, but he thinks tensions in the Middle East may not escalate further. Mark Michelson, Chairman, Asia CEO Forum, IMA Asia says he is more concerned...

And with a view on Asia’s Economy, Albert Park, Chief Economist and Director General at the Asian Development Bank on their forecasts for economic growth and inflation in Asia and the Pacific in 2024-25.

In Your Money, Carolyn Wright speaks with Kathy Lee, Head of Research at Colliers to talk about the health of the property sector.

Steven Filby is joined by Andrew Freris, CEO at Ecognosis Advisory and Marc Franklin, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Multi Asset Solutions at Manulife Investment Management to take a closer look at the global inflation situation.

RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent Barry Wood joins in with a view from the US to look at how the inflation data could impact potential rate cuts by the Fed, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the White House, and the potential for th...

Carolyn Wright and Steven Filby speak with Kay Van Petersen, Managing Partner at Ascent Capital & Executive Advisor to the HODL Group Board, on what you need to know about the crypto space.

Steven Filby is joined in by Samuel Faveur, CEO of Mandarin Capital, and Ben Emons, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager at NewEdge Wealth, to discuss the implications of the higher-than-expected US inflation data that came out late last night.

Hebe Chen, a Market Analyst with IG talks about the warming ties between Australia and mainland China after tariffs were removed from Australian wines.

In Your Money, Carolyn Wright speaks with Francis Belin, President of Christie’s Asia Pacific about what investors need to know about trends and themes in the art market.

Stewart Aldcroft and Barry Wood join Nitin Dialdas to take a closer look at the warming ties between Japan and the United States with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting the White House later today.

Tokyo-based author and journalist, William Pesek joins us with a View from Japan, taking a closer look at the latest wage falls in the country and expectations for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the White House.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean at HKU Business School in part two of a two part discussion about their recent Green Paper on accelerating Hong Kong’s economic growth.

Han Shen Lin, Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance at NYU Shanghai at NYU Shanghai, joins Chloe Feng to talk about the outcomes from Janet Yellen’s visit to China.

Chloe Feng is joined by Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management, and Kay Van Petersen, Managing Partner at Ascent Capital and Executive Advisor to the HODL Group Board to talk about the US Fed rate projections and whether cuts are ine...

Ben Cavender, Managing Director of the China Market Research Group, says it's a slow market right now in China even though internationally there is some interests in the Chinese goods overseas with its low prices.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean at HKU Business School in part one of a two part discussion about their recent Green Paper on accelerating Hong Kong’s economic growth.

Le Xia, Asia Chief Economist at BBVA Research, doesn’t expect a significant decline in the US CPI coming out this Wednesday as inflation is still very stubborn in the US. On Janet Yellen’s comment about EV overproduction in China, Le Xia thinks the US ...

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent says Janet Yellen’s visit to mainland China will be about more than just concerns about overcapacity in the clean energy sector. He goes on to say that the Biden administration wants to be tough ...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Salome Hui, who is a Research and Survey Officer for the Consumer Council, on how the banking world needs to be more age-friendly.

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong China Rugby Union Robbie McRobbie says they rely on the Sevens for 95 percent of their annual revenue, so they were facing a fiscal cliff during the pandemic, but things have turned around since the return of the event ...

Redmond Wong, Market Strategist at Saxo, tells James Ross that the US is worried about the dominance of mainland China’s clean energy sector, so that’s high on the agenda for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to the country. Andrew Sullivan, Foun...

Ross Feingold, Director of Research, Caerus Consulting, analyses the surprise rate hike from Taiwan’s banking authority, saying concerns over inflation are growing, adding that Taiwan is very sensitive to global energy price increases.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Nick Chiu, Deputy General Manager of SHOPLINE Hong Kong on how changing attitudes from shoppers are being addressed by the business world.

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent, tells Chloe Feng that Tuesday’s phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden appeared positive given how long it lasted, with multiple issues under discussi...

Martin Schulz, Chief Economist at Fujitsu, says investors are still looking for opportunities with much higher interest rates outside of Japan, which means the baseline configuration hasn’t changed much and the yen remains weak. He adds that if the yen...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Oliver Wickham, CEO for Hong Kong at St James Place, in an Easter themed discussion on hunting for and protecting your nest egg.

Ben Emons, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager at NewEdge Wealth, says mainland China’s engine restart on manufacturing growth may be followed by a wave of positive PMI data globally. Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management says it...

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent, explains the economic impact of the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, saying the port is likely to be closed for at least a month, with imports of vehicles and exports of coal both needing to ...

Carolyn Wright speaks with Eleanor Coleman, Principal Partner and Founder of The Financial Empowerment Group at St James Place on what you need to know about intergenerational wealth planning.

Neil Newman, Investment Strategist at Japanmacro.com, says the element of surprise had gone by the time the BOJ hiked rates, and since it only took a baby step, with other central banks on hold, the interest rate differential remained very similar. He ...

Kenny Wen, Head of Investment Strategy at KGI Asia, says while weakness in the Japanese yen may be a surprise for investors, there are a few reasons behind it, including dovish sentiment from the BOJ and uncertainty over the outlook for hikes from the ...

Ruchir Desai, who is a Fund Manager at Asia Frontier Capital, says there’s been a strong start to 2024 for Asian frontier markets, with Sri Lanka a top performer. He goes on to explain how following tough times, the last 12 to 18 months have seen posit...