Iran Strikes 'Hostile Targets'; Yen Weakens Past 158 | The Asia Trade 8/7/2026

"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 00:02:15 - Iran struck 'hostile targets' in Hormuz: Fars 00:08:10 - Asia set for mixed open on US-Iran concerns 00:16:46 - RBC's Lori Calvasina on market outlook 00:25:21 - 700+ Japanese firms to report earnings 00:26:06 - JPMorgan Securities' Rie Nishihara on Japanese markets 00:34:49 - DeepSeek said to resume $8B funding round 00:38:16 - SanDisk's volatility falls as shares drop 00:42:08 - Sequoia Partner Patrick Grady on Situational Awareness stake 00:47:26 - Markets open in Japan, South Korea and Australia 00:51:06 - SoftBank beats 1Q expectations thanks to Intel, ByteDance gains 00:55:08 - Pepperstone's Chris Weston on markets strategy 01:05:31 - DeepSeek raising funds for data center buildout 01:09:05 - Iran wants to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz in peace deal 01:13:17 - Japan's small caps face fight to keep seat in Topix 01:18:07 - IMF's Katz sees BOJ continuing to normalize policy 01:21:49 - BMI's Sabrin Chowdhury on metals outlook 01:28:57 - DBS CEO Tan Su Shan on AI, business outlook -------- 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