Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration was talking with China on trade, after Beijing denied the existence of negotiations on a deal and demanded the US revoke all unilateral tariffs. The Chinese Commerce Ministry dismissed speculation that progress has been made in bilateral communications, saying "any reports on development in talks are groundless," while urging the US to "show sincerity" if it wants to make...

Asian stocks traded in a tight range Thursday as a global relief rally started to give up momentum after mixed signals from the Trump administration on its plans for China tariffs. A regional gauge of stocks swung between small gains and losses as market enthusiasm got curbed after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast doubt on a timely resolution to the US-China trade war. That trimmed the S&P 500's gain Wednesday to 1.7%. The...

Stocks jumped and the dollar rose after President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while optimism grew that trade tensions may be easing. Trump's comments on the Fed chief late Tuesday in Washington walk back opinions expressed earlier in the week that sparked concerns about the US central bank's independence. Progress in various trade talks also helped improve market sentiment aft...

Asian stocks edged down at the open after US President Donald Trump's criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised concerns about the central bank's independence and sparked a selloff in US assets. We get reaction from JoAnne Bianco, Partner & Senior Investment Strategist at BondBloxx Investment Management.

Plus - late Monday, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan won't concede to all US demands in trade t...

Officials from Japan and South Korea are slated to begin trade negotiations with the United States this week. Early Monday, China's Ministry of Commerce said it firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests. Those comments came as China claims Washington is using tariffs to coerce other countries to restrict economic and trade exchanges with Beijing. We get more perspective from Naomi Fink, Chie...

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 home sales data and Tesla earnings.
• In the UK – a look ahead to how companies across Europe and beyond are preparing to share their latest financial performances with the market.
• In Asia – a look ahead to how some Chinese companies are looking to skirt U.S President D...

Japanese stocks rose in the early Friday session as expectations for progress in trade negotiations between the US and the European Union supported automotive-related sectors. Most Asian markets are shut for the Good Friday holiday. Data released Friday showed Japan's consumer inflation advanced last month, supporting the central bank's stance on a gradual rate hike path before US tariff measures clouded the economic outlook. We sp...

On today's episode, we take a look at the impact of how US tariffs are reverberating through the global automotive industry. Ford Motor Company is preparing to raise prices on cars rolling off assembly lines starting next month if President Donald Trump doesn't deliver on the tariff relief he's hinted at for automakers, while Chinese EV maker Xpeng is ramping up its global expansion -- despite the intensifying trade war between Was...

Asian stocks edged lower and US equity-index futures dropped at the open as trade conflicts showed no signs of abating. Nvidia said the US put new restrictions on some chip exports to China. Contracts for the Nasdaq 100 fell more than 1.5% and S&P 500 futures retreated 1% after Nvidia slumped in after-hours trading. That’s even as results from Wall Street’s financial heavyweights on Tuesday underscored an equity-tra...

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 "joke" that it no longer considers worthy of match...

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 Washington issued the pause on import duties on a range o...

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%, the yen strengthened and gold set a new high. We...

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 the Asian nation retaliated and said it will raise ...

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 drifting back towards China, which could erode American cr...

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 get some market perspective from Stephanie Leung, C...

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 was triggered due to a glut of sell orders, accord...