Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

Apr 14 2025 1464 ep. 14 mins 640

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Join Bloomberg Daybreak Asia for business and finance news centered in the Asia-Pacific region, along with insight and analysis on the day's top stories in global markets.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Plays Down Foreign Bond Dumping Claim

Apr 14 2025 17 mins

Speaking exclusively to Bloomberg, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down the recent selloff in the bond market, rejecting speculation that foreign nations were dumping their holdings of US Treasuries. In her latest column, Bloomberg Opinion's Shuli Ren writes China is done retaliating against President Donald Trump's exorbitant tariffs, calling the administration's actions a

Markets Open Higher on US Tech Tariff Pause

Apr 13 2025 19 mins

On today's episode - US President Donald Trump pledged he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake American trade. We preview the trading week ahead with Chuck Cumello, President and CEO at Essex Financial Services. Asian stocks advanced at the open after Washin

Daybreak Weekend: U.S Retail, ECB Meeting, TSMC Earnings

Apr 11 2025 38 mins

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S Retail sales and earnings from Netflix. In the UK – a look ahead to next week’s ECB meeting. In Asia – a look ahead to earnings from TSMC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tariff War Woes Fuel Exodus From US Assets

Apr 10 2025 19 mins

A gauge of Asian stocks is on track for its third consecutive week of decline as market relief turned to angst after the White House clarified US tariffs on China rose to 145%. US Treasuries resumed a selloff from earlier in the week. Equity-index futures for the S&P 500 retreated 1%. In a sign investors are seeking havens and non-US alternatives, the euro soared as much as 1.6

Trump's Tariff Pause Sparks Global Relief Rally

Apr 09 2025 23 mins

Asian stocks posted their biggest jump in more than two years as global financial markets rebounded after US President Donald Trump paused most of his sweeping reciprocal tariffs. Treasuries rallied after a tumultuous session. Trump announced a 90-day pause on the new tariffs that hit dozens of trading partners Wednesday. However, he raised duties on China to 125%. That came after

Markets Retreat Ahead of Trump Tariff Deadline

Apr 08 2025 19 mins

Stocks sank and Treasuries sold off in Asia Wednesday morning, as financial markets were hit by fresh turmoil after US President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure on China and pledged to push ahead with sweeping global tariffs. Bloomberg Opinion's Karishma Vaswani says Washington's tariffs are driving Asian nations to strengthen cooperation with each other and consider driftin

China Vows to Fight US Tariffs As APAC Markets Recover

Apr 07 2025 20 mins

Asian shares bounced back after a record selloff, as Japan lead gains on expectations that it will get priority in trade talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration. China slammed the US for threatening to raise its tariffs and pledged to retaliate if Washington follows through, raising the stakes of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. We

Markets Fall as Global Tariff Turmoil Enters Second Week

Apr 06 2025 21 mins

A flight from global equities accelerated Monday and investors piled into haven assets as the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs deepened after China slapped retaliatory measures. From Sydney to Tokyo, Asian stocks plunged at the open along with commodities such as oil and copper. Trading of Nikkei 225 and Topix futures was suspended earlier as a circuit breaker

Tariff-Fueled Stock Rout Caps Off Trading Week

Apr 03 2025 13 mins

Markets wrap up a turbulent week as Asian shares fall to the lowest level in two months, extending a global selloff in stocks after President Donald Trump’s latest tariff measures drove investors into haven assets. Stateside, the S&P 500 tumbled more than 4.8% for its worst single-day drop since 2020. We speak with Garfield Reynolds, Bloomberg MLIV Asia team lead in Sydne

Trump Tariffs: Everything You Need to Know

Apr 03 2025 21 mins

This is a special edition of the Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition podcast. Subscribe to the show: on Apple: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/3jGRYiB Anywhere: http://bit.ly/3J1bct9On today's episode: President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as