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A natural companion to Money Talk, The Close will wrap the day’s market action, delving into what you need to know about the economy and investment planning. Join the team and their expert guests to get the very latest on the day's top business stories, as well as looking at how your lifestyle can affect your wallet and more, every weekday afternoon 5.05pm to 6pm (HKT) on RTHK Radio 3.
24/07/2026 - Business and Market Discussion
Neil Newman, Head of Strategy at Astris Advisory, joins Jeff Cheung as Brent Crude prices touched a high of $101.19 overnight, reigniting inflation concerns as markets are no longer able to brush off the re-escalating conflict in the Gulf after energy prices crossed key psychological thresholds. All this as the Japanese yen continues to weaken against the US dollar, despite repeated vocal reassurances of a currency intervention by Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama.
24/07/2026 - Ashraf Safdar - CFO Investment in AI
09/06/2026 - Business and Market Discussion
Xiaolin Chen, Head of International at KraneShare and our resident financial expert Peter Guy, join James Ross as the AI trade resumes its rally after last week's broader tech selloff post-Broadcom earnings. Meanwhie, tensions in the Middle East have prompted a US$19 billion supplementary budget package from the Japanese government, raising questions about whether that will help mitigate some of the impacts of the conflict on domestic prices there.
09/06/2026 - Rodney Van Dooren - Illicit Tobacco Trade
