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Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition
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Listen for business and finance news centered in the Asia-Pacific region.
Host Doug Krizner brings you insight and analysis on the day's top stories from China, India, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and more.
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Samsung's Soaring Profit Fails to Impress, Yen Outlook
2d ago00:16:34Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian equities dropped as technology shares came under renewed selling pressure due to investors rotating into other corners of the market. Chip bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. fell after its results. Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit surged 19-fold, but failed to impress investors accustomed to eye-catching growth from the suppliers of chips to the global AI boom. We speak to Bloomberg MLIV Strategist Mark Cranfield. Plus - The yen should be as much as 20% stronger than it is — around 130 per dollar, a former top foreign exchange official in Japan said, pushing back against those speculating that the currency might continue its slide. Bloomberg TV host Shery Ahn spoke exclusively to Tatsuo Yamasaki, who served as vice finance minister for international affairs a little over a decade ago about his outlook on the Japanese currency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →India PM Modi to Visit Indo-Pacific
3d ago00:16:05Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Australia will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week for an annual leaders summit. Modi will also visit Indonesia and New Zealand. For more on India and New Zealand's relationship, we speak to Ainsley Thomson, Bloomberg's Wellington Bureau Chief. Plus - Asian stocks and US equity-index futures pared their initial gains Monday as technology stocks lost momentum. Bloomberg TV hosts Yvonne Man and David Ingles spoke to Jun Bei Liu, Ten Cap Co-founder and Lead Portfolio Manager.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Daybreak Weekend: AI's Job Impact, NATO Summit, China Eyes New Eco Data
5d ago00:39:16Tap to summarizeBloomberg 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 – we look at the potential impact of AI on the labor market In the UK – we preview the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey In Asia – we discuss inflation in China ahead of new economic data See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Equities Mixed After Tech Sell-Off
6d ago00:14:39Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. It's been a mixed day in equities after two days of tech-led losses in the US that were fueled by concerns the artificial intelligence-driven rally had run ahead of itself. We speak to Charlotte Yang, Bloomberg's Asia Equities reporter. Plus - Samsung Electronics Co. shares climbed 6.5% following a report that Anthropic PBC is in talks with the Korean company to manufacture a custom artificial intelligence chip. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn speaks to Bob O'Donnell, President and Chief Analyst at TECHnalysis Research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Investors Weigh AI Trade, Japan's Startup Ecosystem
1w ago00:17:56Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. In the equity market, a selloff in US chipmakers reignited concerns that the artificial intelligence-driven rally has outpaced fundamentals. We speak to Jeff Buchbinder, Chief Equity Strategist for LPL Financial. Plus - We go to Japan, where one of its largest startup conferences, IVS 2026 is underway. Investors, major corporations, entrepreneur are gathering up to discuss the renewed strength and competitive ness of Japan's startups. Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts spoke to Clarey Zhu, a Growth Partner at Headline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Best Quarter for Chip Stocks, Yen Steadies
1w ago00:18:50Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Chip stocks posted their best quarter ever, extending an extraordinary start to the year driven by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence equipment. But after recent jitters sent the stocks tumbling, investors are wondering how much further the rally can go. "The story of the past six months is the market going all-in on AI infrastructure, but now people are asking if this is sustainable and if we should be worried," said CJ Muse, senior managing director and technology analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index jumped 3.9% on Tuesday to bring its second-quarter gain to 88%, its best quarter ever. It soared 101% in the first half, putting it on track for its best year in its history. In contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index climbed 28% in the second quarter, while the S&P 500 Index rose 15%. It was both of their best quarters since 2020, but the performances were dwarfed by the surge in chip stocks. We speak to Lianting Tu, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for Asia Equities. Plus - The yen traded around 162.65 per dollar after falling to a 40-year low this week. The currency's slide to a four-decade low against the dollar left traders eyeing Japan's next intervention threshold. After the currency weakened past the 162 per dollar level on Tuesday, strategists increasingly pointed to 163 and beyond, arguing the Finance Ministry may tolerate a weaker yen than it did in 2024. Bloomberg TV hosts Yvonne Man and Avril Hong spoke to Christopher Wong, Executive Director and FX Strategist at OCBC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Yen Hits Four-Decade Low, China's Manufacturing Activity Returns to Growth
1w ago00:23:40Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. The yen slid to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986, a milestone that will generate unease in Japan and put traders on high alert for authorities wading into the market. The currency depreciated 0.2% to touch 161.98 versus the greenback in New York trading overnight, breaching the 161.95 mark touched in July 2024 during an earlier campaign by Japan to shore up the exchange rate. The last time the yen traded at this level it was barreling in the opposite direction, midway through a massive and years-long rally that followed a currency accord engineered by the US. The world was a different place — Japan's asset bubble was still forming, the Soviet Union was cleaning up after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Top Gun had just launched Tom Cruise toward the pinnacle of Hollywood stardom. We speak to David Finnerty, Bloomberg's FX and Rates Strategist. Plus - China's factory activity improved more than expected in June, as booming exports offset cooling growth in the domestic economy.The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index climbed to 50.3, versus 50 in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was 50.1. The non-manufacturing measure of activity in construction and services unexpectedly rose to 50.2 from 50.1 last month. Bloomberg's Yvonne Man and Avril Hong spoke to Helen Qiao, Chief Economist for Greater China at Bank of America Global Research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →BIS Warning, South Korea's 'Mega Projects'
1w ago00:21:25Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. An artificial-intelligence bust, inflation and fiscal stress are among the most alarming threats to global prosperity at present, the Bank for International Settlements warned. In its annual report published on Sunday, the Basel-based institution cited those on a list of "pressure points" that currently "demand attention," with underlying financial vulnerabilities lurking that could amplify any shock. We speak to Oliver Shale, Investment Specialist at Ruffer. Plus - South Korea's Samsung Group and SK Group are poised to announce as much as 2,000 trillion won ($1.3 trillion) of investments over the next decade as part of President Lee Jae Myung's flagship industrial strategy, the Korea Economic Daily reported. The two groups are expected to unveil the package when their leaders present the plans at the presidential office on Monday, the newspaper said, without giving details of where it obtained the information. Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are each expected to build four to five semiconductor fabs in the Gwangju area, in the country's southwest, the newspaper said. Samsung is also expected to build chip packaging plants in South Chungcheong province while SK Hynix will expand NAND plants in North Chungcheong province, the newspaper added. Bloomberg TV hosts Shery Ahn and Paul Allen speak to Shaun Cochran, CITIC CLSA Head of Research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Daybreak Weekend: US Jobs, Wimbledon Tournament, Vietnam Eco
2w ago00:38:03Tap to summarizeBloomberg 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 U.S June jobs report with a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to this year’s Wimbledon tournament. In Asia – a look ahead to key readings on growth and inflation for Vietnam's economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Micron Forecast Shatters Estimates, Canada to Send Warships to Indo-Pacific
2w ago00:20:56Tap to summarizeBusiness and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Micron Technology, the largest US maker of computer memory chips, surged in late trading after its quarterly sales forecast crushed Wall Street estimates, signaling that an AI-fueled growth run remains strong. Revenue will be approximately $50 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, which runs through August, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Analysts estimated $43.2 billion on average. Excluding some items, profit will be about $31 a share, compared with a projection of $25.31. For more on the market reaction, we speak to Jed Ellerbroek, Portfolio Manager at Argent Capital Management. Plus - Canada plans to send warships to the Indo-Pacific in two deployments this year, its defense minister said, part of a move to deepen military ties with regional allies even as Ottawa also endeavors to build closer trade relations with China. Defense Minister David McGuinty speaks to Bloomberg TV host Shery AhnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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