Asian Stocks Dip Ahead of Key US Jobs Data | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 12/16/25

"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 Singapore with Annabelle Droulers and Avril Hong, 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
00:00:58 – Traders await US jobs report that could shape 2026 Fed rate path
00:04:28 – Walser Wealth Management’s Rebecca Walser on US market outlook
00:10:07 – US offers Ukraine more security guarantees
00:15:09 – EXCLUSIVE: Top EU trade official on tariffs, rare earths
00:19:20 – Trump considers order to reclassify marijuana
00:20:38 – Australia grapples with fallout after Bondi attack
00:23:36 – BREAKING: Australia’s consumer confidence slumps
00:25:11 – Ford CEO Jim Farley on EV business overhaul
00:28:21 – Sources: McKinsey bosses plot thousands of job cuts
00:29:48 – China Vanke sweetens terms of bond delay request
00:34:04 – Netflix CEOs seek to reassure staff about Warner Bros. deal
00:36:40 – MUFG said to near deal for stake in India’s Shriram Finance
00:39:03 – BOJ set to raise benchmark rates to highest level since 1995
00:46:45 – Market opens in Japan and South Korea
00:48:55 – Ascalon Capital’s Isaac Poole on market strategy
00:53:11 – BREAKING: New Zealand now sees return to budget surplus in 2030
00:58:06 – Trump: End of Russia-Ukraine war closer than ever
01:03:26 – Bitcoin sinks toward year’s lows
01:09:36 – BREAKING: Trump sues BBC for $5 billion over documentary edit
01:11:04 – BREAKING: S&P Global Japan Dec. Manufacturing PMI 49.7 vs 48.7 in Nov.
01:11:50 – Japanese banks betting on India
01:15:43 – Bloomberg Opinion: Better that China Vanke defaults now
01:24:45 – AUSTRALIA AHEAD: Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal on Bondi attack, policy impact
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