Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks, Trump Declares Economic Warfare on Iran | The Asia Trade 8/20/2026

"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 Sydney with Paul Allen, 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 00:02:36 - Bessent deploys debt buybacks after yield rise 00:11:12 - Trump announces 'economic warfare' operation on Iran 00:12:17 - Alibaba cloud business key focus of 1Q results 00:14:45 - HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan on IPO outlook, trading boom 00:19:56 - US set to cut tariffs on Canadian metals, autos 00:24:26 - AIA Group CFO Garth Jones on business strategy 00:36:24 - Evolution Mining CEO Lawrie Conway on earnings outlook 00:43:00 - BREAKING: Japan July exports rise 23.2% Y/Y; est. +20.1% 00:43:30 - BYD tries its luck in Japan with tiny EV 00:46:49 - Markets open in Japan, South Korea and Australia 00:50:00 - Pendal Group's Amy Xie Patrick on market strategy 00:57:37 - Yen gains, JGBs seen up on US Treasury buybacks 01:01:09 - Kuaishou 2Q earnings fall the most in five years 01:02:46 - K Hynix announces $29B share buyback plan 01:05:30 - US conducting Hormuz oil operation: Axios 01:12:59 - Big Pharma is hooked on Chinese drug licensing deals 01:14:54 - BIG TAKE: US lead in the AI race with China is rapidly narrowing 01:18:59 - Ed Yardeni unpacks bond market sentiment 01:22:17 - EXCLUSIVE: Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on leadership transition 01:25:21 - HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan on record earnings, 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