Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks dropped as Middle East tensions flared up with new US attacks on Iran, weighing on markets already grappling with a selloff in richly valued tech stocks. Oil climbed. The latest US strikes have injected more volatility into global financial markets and threaten to further crimp oil supplies. We speak to Mark Cudmore, Global Leader of the Mark...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Oil steadied after Israel and Iran agreed to end attacks against each other following an escalation of violence that threatened to derail efforts to end the war in the Middle East. We spoke to Stephen Stapczynski, Bloomberg's Asia Energy Team Leader. Plus -  Asian stocks rebounded from their biggest drop since March as tensions in the Middle Ea...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks extended losses as a selloff in technology shares gathered pace and a robust US jobs data boosted bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Oil rose and Treasuries fell as tensions flared in the Middle East. For more on the markets, we spoke to Lianting Tu, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for Asia Equities. Plus - South Korean stocks plunged a...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S CPI and PPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to London tech week. In Asia – a look ahead to China PPI and CPI data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian stocks declined along with US equity-index futures as enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade cooled after driving markets to record highs this year. Stocks are pulling back from record highs as Broadcom Inc.'s outlook for AI-chip sales fell short of elevated expectations, pausing a blistering advance in semiconductor shares from thei...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian stocks fell alongside US equity-index futures as the AI-fueled rally that powered global equities to record highs lost momentum after a weak forecast from Broadcom. Asian losses followed a pullback on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 snapped a nine-day winning streak as renewed US-Iran clashes damped risk appetite. Some relief emerged early...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian shares eased from record highs and oil held gains as efforts to revive a peace deal with Iran showed little progress. Even as the AI-driven rally continues to propel equities to record highs, financial markets have been whipsawed by geopolitical headlines after an escalation in Middle East hostilities jeopardized peace negotiations. For more o...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Oil climbed and the dollar strengthened as negotiations to extend the US-Iran ceasefire showed few signs of a breakthrough. Brent crude rose above $93 a barrel, rebounding from its lowest close since mid-April as tensions in the Middle East remained elevated and efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz showed little progress. For more on the markets,...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to the May jobs report, along with a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to what comes next in the Ukraine war following fresh EU funds to Ukraine. In Asia – a look ahead to Australia GDP data. See omnys...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. There was a lot of volatility in the oil market. Even so, there is optimism that the US and Iran will reach a peace deal despite fresh hostilities and uncertainty over the vital Strait of Hormuz. Markets are trading the prospect of an Iran deal, but the physical reset will take time, and dips in oil prices are likely to remain shallow and temporary...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks trimmed gains and crude oil climbed after US strikes on sites in Iran curbed optimism over a potential deal with Tehran. US equity-index futures rose 0.6%, though gains were more subdued than Monday's holiday-thinned advance, when markets in the US were closed. Asian shares edged up 0.3%, off session highs, as American forces hit missile laun...

On this special Memorial Day edition of Bloomberg Daybreak - hosted by Nathan Hager.  We look at the challenges ahead for new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh with Bloomberg News International Economics & Policy correspondent Michael McKee and Anna Wong, Chief US Economist with Bloomberg Economics We preview Costco and Best Buy earnings with Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts Jenn Bartashus and Lindsay...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S PCE and personal spending data, along with a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to the Reykjavík Economic Conference in Iceland. In Asia – a look ahead to Australia CPI data. See omnystudi...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian stocks and US equity-index futures advanced on optimism that the US-Iran talks could lead to a peace deal. However, concerns over a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz have unsettled investors, pushing bond yields higher recently amid fears high oil prices will fuel inflation and force central banks to keep interest rates elevated. Even...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Nvidia Corp. aims to rely less on giant data center operators and predicts other businesses and governments will become a bigger source of revenue for its chips and computing products to support artificial intelligence ambitions. The company faces growing competition from chipmakers trying to carve out a piece of the AI computing business, and major...

Equities declined as concerns around Iran lingered even after President Donald Trump said he was holding off on fresh strikes on the Middle East country. Oil fell. Brent crude slipped 2% to about $110 a barrel, after earlier falling 2.8%. Trump said plans for a strike on Iran were called off following appeals from Persian Gulf allies, adding that "serious negotiations are now taking place." We spo...

China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion of agricultural products from the US annually through 2028, the White House said in a fact sheet detailing President Donald Trump's two-day summit in China. A day earlier, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce released its own readout of the meeting, which said the US and China will adopt a series of measures, including mutually cutting levies on certai...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host John Tucker take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to earnings from Nvidia and a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to earnings from Europe’s largest low-cost airlines. In Asia – a look ahead to Japan GDP data.   See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

AI optimism, strong corporate earnings and a resilient economy have powered stocks to successive record highs, driven by bets that spending on artificial intelligence will continue to fuel growth. The rally has also overshadowed mounting concerns that crude oil above $100 a barrel could reignite inflation and cloud the outlook for central banks and the global economy. We speak to Mark Cudmore, Glo...

US equity-index futures advanced as traders bet the record-breaking rally driven by enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade has further room to run. The gains in equities masked worries about inflation that have driven bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year. Treasuries broadly held their losses with yields on benchmark 10-year holding near the highest since July and...

It should not be surprising that war in Iran is producing higher inflation in the US. There was higher gasoline in grocery prices sending headline CPI up last month at an annual rate of 3.8%, and that news in turn sent US treasury yields higher right across the curve. This fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year, and bonds fell, with the 30-year yield rising...

Asian stocks edged up 0.4% to near their record as traders stayed bullish on the AI trade. Meantime, crude oil gained and bonds dropped after President Donald Trump cast doubts over the ceasefire with Iran, prolonging the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and keeping energy prices elevated. We heard from Colin Purdie, Manulife Investment Management Global CIO of Public Markets. He spoke to Bloomberg...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S CPI, PPI, and Retail sales data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to the annual Cannes film festival. In Asia – a look ahead to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's Trip to Japan. &nb...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Expectations surrounding the upcoming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are intensifying as it approaches. Yet, despite the heightened geopolitical stakes tied to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, analysts and markets largely anticipate a non-event — assuming the meeting takes place at all. The tw...

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian equities climbed to a record, powered by a rally in Japanese stocks on their return from a break, as optimism grew that the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict that had rattled markets and clouded the economic outlook. Easing tensions in the Middle East have helped global equities erase war-driven losses and push to fresh highs...