Stock Rally Cools Ahead of BOJ, RBA Decisions | The Asia Trade 6/16/2026

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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins
00:02:16 – Investors turn attention to central bank decisions
00:08:40 – BREAKING: BlackRock to cut 200 roles globally
00:10:20 – Trump says Hormuz will open on Friday
00:14:48 – Hudson Institute’s Joel Rayburn on Iran-US deal
00:25:43 – BofA’s Izumi Devalier on Bank of Japan outlook
00:33:04 – RBA set for first pause in 2026
00:37:34 – EXCLUSIVE: Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on biotech sovereignty
00:42:31 – BlackRock’s Rick Rieder on ‘explosive’ rally ahead
00:47:23 – Markets open in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney
00:50:28 – Amova Asset Management’s Naomi Fink on markets
00:57:39 – Trump leaves the hard part for later in Iran deal
01:02:07 – Hormuz trade seen taking months to return to normal
01:08:42 – Defense stocks, EM assets rally on Iran deal
01:12:57 – BOJ set to hike rates to highest since 1995
01:18:54 – China May activity data set to show domestic drag on growth
01:22:41 – Australia Ahead: Melbourne Institute’s Roger Wilkins on demographics
01:29:52 – Japanese taxi firm Go Inc. soars in debut
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