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.
16/10/2026 - Business and Markets Discussion
Financial markets have priced in no interest rate changes by the Fed at its upcoming October meeting, despite hotter-than-expected US inflation data released earlier this week. Neil Newman, Head of Strategy at Astris Advisory, joins Jeff Cheung to discuss why a rate hike may remain off the table, even as some view it as a logical counter to persistent inflation.
30/09/2026 - Business and Markets Discussion
With 36 days left until the 2026 U.S. midterms, Tiffany Watkins Ahern, Managing Director at First Bridge, and our resident financial expert Peter Guy join Jeff Cheung to discuss how business leaders are positioning themselves for a potential Democratic sweep, and how shaking up the status quo could disrupt an already volatile business world.
30/09/2026 - Carmen Tsang - Financing Building Decarbonisation
30/09/2026 - Karen Cheung, Travis Kan - Retrofitting and Decarbonising Old Buildings
Karen Cheung, Business Development Director for Asia Pacific at Bouygues Batiment International, part of Bouygues Construction; and Travis Kan, Director of Digital Energy, Power Products and Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric Hong Kong, talk on retrofitting and decarbonisation of buildings, and how new technology can help with such projects.