Fed Rate-Hike Bets Ease on Tame CPI; Tech Shares Rally | The Asia Trade 8/13/2026

"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins 00:02:12 - Subdued US core inflation eases pressure on Fed 00:06:08 - Asian stocks poised to gain on benign US inflation 00:12:46 - Tencent quickens AI spending 00:19:27 - IEA warns of oil supply squeeze as Iran war escalates 00:29:02 - TD Securities' Molly Brooks on US inflation 00:33:24 - Yardeni Research's Ed Yardeni on AI trade 00:36:35 - BIG TAKE: Workers are teaching AI-powered robots to take over their jobs 00:41:30 - BREAKING: Japan's July producer prices rise 7.2% Y/Y; est. +7.4% 00:42:23 - BNY says katsu curry shows true yen weakness 00:43:44 - S&P 500 closes near record high on tame inflation 00:46:48 - Markets open in Japan, South Korea and Australia 00:50:44 - Pictet Asset Management's Arun Sai on market strategy 01:02:18 - Iran: Military shifting to 'offensive doctrine' 01:06:21 - IEA warns of oil supply shortfall 01:12:00 - Tencent's capital expenditures soar 176% Y/Y 01:15:34 - Hon Hai's 2Q profit beats on AI spending surge 01:20:58 - Lotus Asset Management's Hao Hong on China's earnings, markets 01:31:39 - Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies at 97 -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts