Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Asian equities and Wall Street stock-index futures advanced after the US described talks with China as “very successful” ahead of a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping this week. Oil fell for a fourth day. In the discussions the two sides agreed to set up a dialogue on AI aimed at reaching a common understanding on goals and threats, Bessent said.
Subsequently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to speak before the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. For a look ahead at Takaichi's visit, we spoke to Bloomberg's Tokyo Bureau Chief Isabel Reynolds.
For an outlook at how market risks will play out across the Asia-Pacific region, Bloomberg TV Hosts Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen spoke to Louise Loo, Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics.
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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 – we look at upcoming home building data
In the UK – we preview elections in Germany
In Asia – we discuss President Xi's visit to the US this week

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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Asian stocks and bonds edged up as a pullback in oil prices eased inflation concerns. MSCI's regional equities gauge advanced 0.5%, with South Korea's Kospi index leading gains. Chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. climbed after a key US semiconductor gauge rallied. Adding to the positive tone, Brent crude declined for a third day, falling 1.2% to $103.56 a barrel as supply concerns eased and traders turned their attention to the next round of diplomacy over the US-Iran war. We speak to Bloomberg's MLIV Strategist David Savage.
And for more on the markets, Bloomberg's David Ingles and Yvonne Man spoke to BNP Paribas Asset Mgmt Senior Market Strategist Ecaterina Bigos.
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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
The yen's sharp drop after the Federal Reserve's hawkish hike is raising the stakes for the Bank of Japan's policy meeting Friday, with strategists warning the currency could weaken further unless officials convince markets that more tightening is coming. The Fed lifted borrowing costs Wednesday for the first time since 2023 and projected further increases, prompting traders to price three additional hikes by the middle of next year. That threatens to keep the US-Japan rate gap wide even as the BOJ is expected to raise its own policy rate this week. We speak to Bloomberg's FX and Rates Strategist David Finnerty.
And for more reaction to the Fed's decision, Bloomberg's David Ingles spoke to Former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard from the sidelines of the BNP Paribas APAC Global Markets Conference.
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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
The Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as policymakers lose confidence that inflation will cool sufficiently without at least a nudge from the central bank. Meantime, bond traders have piled into bearish positions ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting, betting that the Treasury selloff driving yields to their highest in almost two decades will continue. The benchmark US 10-year yield rose to its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as traders braced for the Fed to hike interest rates in response to inflation worries. We speak to Lianting Tu, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for Asia Equities.
And for more on the market outlook ahead of the Fed's Decision, Bloomberg's David Ingles and Yvonne Man spoke to BNP Paribas Global Head of Markets 360 and Chief Economist Luigi Speranza.
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