Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

Oil fluctuated as traders weighed the fallout from the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on global crude supply and its wider impact on the nation’s energy sector. Viraj Patel is Head of Asset Allocation at Fiduciary Trust International. He speaks on what the future may hold for oil markets, and provides expectations for the American economy in the New Year. Venezuela&...

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 what’s in store for commodities and housing in 2026. In the UK – a look at the culinary and cultural trends to watch for in Europe next year. In Asia – a look ahead to why the Reserve Bank of Australia may be set to pivot to...

Stocks kicked off trading in the new year on a positive note with US equity-index futures advancing, while gold and silver gained. Trading is thin across the Asia-Pacific, with several markets shut for the holidays. Also, South Korea's exports maintained growth momentum, supported by strong semiconductor demand, easing concerns over global trade protectionism and tariff-related uncertainty that ha...

Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech dominated market sentiment in 2025. Now, we look to what may come in the new year. In this episode, Nathan Hager speaks with Wedbush Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst Dan Ives and Deepwater Managing Partner and Co-Founder Gene Munster. Ives and Munster offer their short and long-term outlook for the technology industry heading into 2026. See...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. John Authers, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, discusses the five forces that broke Capitalism Tim Craighead, Bloomberg Intelligence Bloomberg Intelligence Global Chief Content Officer, describes the European stocks to watch in 2026 John Lee, Bloomberg Intelligence APAC content ma...

On this special Christmas edition of Bloomberg Daybreak, host Nathan Hager speaks with: Cameron Dawson, Chief Investment Officer at Newedge Wealth and Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist at Invesco discuss what we should expect from markets in 2026 Amanda Agati, Chief Investment Officer at PNC, breaks down the cost of the 12 days of Christmas.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The US accused China of engaging in unfair trade practices in the semiconductor sector, but is declining to impose additional tariffs on chip imports until at least mid-2027. The Office of the US Trade Representative on Tuesday released the findings of a nearly yearlong inquiry into China's chip sector that was launched in the final weeks of the former President Joe Biden's administration, with th...

Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, in her strongest warning yet to speculators following the yen’s weakening even after a rise in interest rates. “The moves were clearly not in line with fundamentals but rather speculative,” Katayama said in an interview wit...

Asian equities opened higher, tracking Friday's gains in US stocks that helped intensify bets for a strong finish to the year. Hopes for a year-end rally have grown as dip buyers late last week helped equities recover from a slide driven by doubts over AI exuberance and the scope for Federal Reserve easing. We heard from to Vasu Menon, Managing Director for Investment Strategy at OCBC. He spoke to...

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 GDP data and a tech outlook for 2026. In the UK – a look at UK politics and what 2026 may hold in store for Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In Asia – a look ahead to the challenges facing China’s economy in 2026. See omnystu...

TikTok's long-delayed plan to separate from Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. was put in motion Thursday when the video sharing sensation said it's being bought by a group of buyers led by Oracle Corp. TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew told employees that the company and ByteDance signed binding agreements to create a US joint venture majority-owned by American investors, according to an intern...

Asian stocks opened lower following US losses as global markets fell into a familiar, risk-off pattern with tech concerns weighing on stocks, and supporting shorter-maturity Treasuries and precious metals. The heavy selling in tech was a sign investors are further questioning whether companies at the vanguard of the AI boom can keep justifying lofty valuations and ambitious spending. We speak to P...

Asian shares tracked Wall Street at the open to post a modest decline after sluggish US jobs data did little to boost bets on further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. For more on the latest reading on the US Jobs data, we spoke to Christopher Zook, Chairman & CIO of CAZ Investments. Chen Weiliang's chip startup, MetaX Integrated Circuits Shanghai Co., will list in Shanghai with a v...

Stocks drifted lower and the dollar hovered near two-month lows as investors stayed cautious ahead of key US economic data that may signal where interest rates are headed. The yen strengthened. For more on what is ahead this week, we heard from Isaac Poole, Chief Investment Officer at  Ascalon Capital. Plus - Weakness in information tech shares led the equity market lower. Shares in Broadcom...

Sixteen people have been killed in Australia’s worst terrorist attack after gunmen opened fire on Jewish people who had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. Bloomberg's Paul Allen reports from the scene. Japan’s December large manufacturers Tankan rose to 15 from 14 in the previous quarter, Bank of Japan data showed. We...

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 November jobs report and quarterly earnings from Nike. In the UK – a look ahead to the Conference of Paris. In Asia – a look ahead to the next monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Asian stocks climbed after gauges of US and global equities hit fresh records, with investor sentiment boosted by the Federal Reserve's rate cut and its upbeat assessment of the US economy. Despite the record high, some caution for tech names persisted, as Broadcom Inc.'s shares slid in late trading after the chipmaker's outlook for artificial intelligence revenue failed to meet investors' lofty e...

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. The dollar had its worst day in nearly three months after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted labor market risks and downplayed inflation concerns. For more on what this means for the emerging markets debt space, we heard...

Donald Trump's decision to allow Nvidia Corp. to sell advanced chips to China marks more than just a shift in US tech policy. It also raises questions about how far he'll go to steady ties with Xi Jinping. The Republican leader granted America's most-valuable company permission on Tuesday to export its high-end H200 chip to China, watering down years of US national security safeguards. While he pl...

President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world's most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market. The decision was announced by Trump in a post on his Truth Social network, capping weeks of deliberations with advisers abou...

Investors are looking ahead to the Federal Reserve decision happening later this week. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to push through another quarter-point interest-rate cut this week. That is despite growing unease among fellow policymakers that inflation remains too high. In Asia-Pacific, the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate decision and a raft of Chinese data are the key events in the week...

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 next week’s Fed decision and earnings from Oracle and Adobe. In the UK – a look ahead to the Blackhat cybersecurity conference. In Asia – a look ahead to China consumer and producer price data. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for more Chinese investment during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Paris looks to rebalance its economic ties with Beijing and narrow a persistent trade gap. Macron said Europe, including France, needs a clearer framework to attract more Chinese direct investment. He warned that China's growing trade surplus with the rest of the world is becomin...

Asian stocks advanced at Thursday's open, tracking gains in US peers after more evidence of a slowing job market boosted the case for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates next week. We speak to Mark Cranfield, Bloomberg MLIV Strategist. In the states, data on Wednesday showed US companies shed payrolls in November by the most since early 2023, reinforcing concerns about a more pronounced la...

Asian stocks traded within tight ranges early Wednesday, mirroring similar moves on Wall Street amid a lack of fresh catalysts, while a rebound in cryptocurrencies lost steam. In South Korea, Today's outperformer is the South Korean equity market. Today, the Bank of Korea reported a revised GDP growth of 1.3% quarter on quarter. It's the fastest pace of growth in nearly four years. We heard from F...