John Patrick Ong

Business Reporter at CNBC

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JP Ong is based in Singapore as CNBC’s Reporter for Southeast Asia, where he breaks economic developments and covers financial markets news across the region.

JP started out as a Markets Reporter for Bloomberg TV Philippines, and briefly served as an Anchor for One News’ morning program ‘Business World Live’. He then worked at Singapore Press Holdings’ radio station ‘Money FM 89.3’ as the Finance Presenter for the afternoon show, covering Singapore and global markets, as well as managing the weekly programs ‘Across the ASEAN’ and ‘Forex Fridays’.

Prior to joining the media, JP worked in the manufacturing and finance industries. He holds a Dual Degree MBA from Tsinghua University and HEC Paris, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Operations Research from Columbia University.