Japan Tech Shares Down, Tokyo CPI, New Iran Talks Set for Next Week

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Japanese tech stocks showed mixed performance today, with the broader market experiencing modest movements and individual tech names displaying varied results. Also, a Tokyo inflation gauge eased to the slowest pace in more than a year as Prime Mini…

Nvidia Outlook Tops Estimates

Nvidia gave another bullish forecast for quarterly revenue. CEO Jensen Huang said the enterprise adoption of AI agents is skyrocketing. That suggests it's not just hyperscalers buying Nvidia's products, corporations are as well. Fiscal first-quarter sales will be about $78 billion, the chipmaker sa…

Trump Tariff Uncertainty, US Selloff on AI Angst

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian markets are outperforming the US and Europe, drawing global investors into AI supply-chain names such as chipmakers in South Korea and Taiwan. By contrast, US equities are under pressure as lingering uncertainty over President Donald Trump's t…

Supreme Court Tariffs Decision, Fresh Trade Turmoil for Markets

Early moves on Monday indicated investors were beginning to price in a higher risk premium for US assets. Hours after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping reciprocal tariffs on Friday, President Donald Trump imposed a new 10% global levy and vowed to use other powers to maintain his signature…

Daybreak Weekend: Nvidia Earnings, UK Special Election, Modi Israel Visit

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 – a look ahead to earnings from chipmaker Nvidia along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.  In the UK – a look ahead to a special election in the UK. In Asia…

US-Iran Risks Hit Markets, Trump: Iran Has Just Days to Deal

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian equities fell and oil rose to its highest level since August as escalating tensions in Iran weighed on sentiment. We get perspective from Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets. Plus - The US military is stationing a vast …

Japan's Takaichi Formally Elected PM, Stocks Get Tech Boost

Sanae Takaichi was reappointed as Japan's Prime Minister following her resounding electoral win, a formality that allows her to turn her attention to expediting passage of the annual budget and implementing a trade deal agreed with US President Donald Trump. Shifting drinking patterns and rising h…

US-Japan Trade Deal Details, AI Anxiety Lingers

Japan plans to invest $36 billion in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects, the first tranche of its $550 billion commitment under the trade agreement it struck with President Donald Trump.  "Our MASSIVE Trade Deal with Japan has just launched!" Trump posted Tuesday on social media. "The scale …

Lunar New Year, Artificial Intelligence Scare Trade

Asian stocks were poised for a subdued start Tuesday, with holiday-thinned trading keeping volumes light as investors await a fresh round of economic data later this week for direction. Mainland China and Hong Kong are shut for Lunar New Year holidays. Investors are also paying attention to the shi…

Japan's GDP Miss, BlueScope Steel Earnings

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Japan's economic output in the fourth quarter of 2025 was much weaker than expected, registering anemic growth after a deep contraction in the previous period, underscoring the case for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proactive spending policies fol…