Leyl regularly anchors Asia Business Report and Newsday from the BBC’s Singapore studio. She is also a reporter and producer on these shows along with World Business Report. She has filed reports for radio on the BBC World Service business and arts programmes and written features for BBC news online. Leyl began her broadcasting career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997. She joined financial news service provider Bridge Information Systems where she wrote for its newswires on foreign exchange movements in the aftermath of the crisis. In 2000, Leyl moved to Bloomberg Television in its headquarters in Tokyo. She also anchored a weekly lifestyle and culture segment from Asia. As one of the first main anchors for Bloomberg’s Asia Pacific headquarters, she played an integral role in editing and influencing the content of its programming. Leyl joined BBC World News in September 2003.