US Strikes Iran, Blocks Oil Sales | The Asia Trade 7/8/2026

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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins
00:01:26 – US strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems, drone sites: Axios
00:10:02 – Traders weigh Iran strikes, AI valuations
00:16:14 – China mulls curbing access to top AI models: Reuters
00:20:44 – RBNZ seen raising key rate 25bp to 2.5%
00:25:51 – University of New South Wales’ Jessica Genauer on US-Iran strikes
00:36:17 – Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice on business outlook
00:43:16 – Tech rout deepens as chipmakers fall
00:47:16 – Markets open in Japan, South Korea and Australia
00:49:50 – Julius Baer’s Mark Matthews on market outlook
00:57:41 – Iran: US revoking oil waiver a "blatant violation" of MOU
01:03:55 – Bloomberg Opinion: Takaichi wants to make Japan Inc. great again
01:09:13 – Bloomberg Opinion: How chipmakers can avoid a meltdown
01:12:51 – Natixis’ Dayeon Hong on APAC rates and FX
01:21:44 – China discussed making leaks or theft of proprietary AI tech an offense: Reuters
01:28:10 – Momenta set for Hong Kong debut after $752M IPO
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