It's 9 a. m. in Shanghai, Shenzhen.And here in Hong Kong, you're watching the China Show, a man about rulers with David English. Good morning. We're counting down to the open of markets in Greater China.Our top stories today, Stocks across the Asia-Pacific extending record highs after big tech regains momentum. When you look at all the Wall Street session, the dollar holding losses and treasuries steady as traders await U.S. jobs and also inflation reports. Chinese regulators, meanwhile, advising financial ...

>> THIS IS "THE ASIA TRADE." >> TOP STORIES THIS HOUR. A STRONG LEAD-IN FOR ASIAN STOCKS WITH A TECH REBOUND DRIVING WALL STREET BACK TOWARDS ALL-TIME HIGHS. GOLD TOPPING $5,000 AS INVESTORS WAIT FOR READINGS ON U.S. JOBS AND INFLATION.ALPHABET GOES ON A BOND SPREE TO FUND ITS MASSIVE AI SPENDING PLANS. PITCHING INVESTORS IN SWITZERLAND AND THE U.K. AND A TRIUMPHANT TAKAICHI PROMISING TO BUILD TRUST WITH MARKETS AFTER HER ELECTION LANDSLIDE BUT TENSIONS WITH CHINA PROMPTED A WARNING FROM BEIJING. >> TAKAICH ...

Australia's biggest companies heading into earnings season in an upbeat mood with expectations for the ASX 200 back at their highest since the middle of 2023. And the materials sector has been driving things thanks to these stronger commodity signals. Although the end of the RBA's easing cycle could weigh on consumer focus, sectors, risks also remain from the strong Australian dollar and elevated valuations.Let's get more with UBS Australia equity strategist Richard Shell back, which is good to see you. How ...

Alphabet. Even thinking about a 100 year bond sale. What's this about.Well, it was just last week that we got these staggering capital spending plans from the big tech giants. First, it was Alphabet saying it could spend as much as $185 billion this year on this air buildout that they are planning. Then Amazon the next day said that it could spend $200 billion on CapEx.So these are really staggering numbers. This is the most amount of money that any company has ever spent in terms of CapEx on something like ...

>> THIS IS "BALANCE OF POWER," LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. JOE: FROM BLOOMBERG'S WASHINGTON, D.C. , STUDIOS TO OUR TV AND RADIO AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE, WELCOME TO "BALANCE OF POWER." I AM JOE MATHIEU. TONIGHT, FULL ACCESS. --FULL ACCESS.TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, TOM MASSIE AND RO KHANNA, ARE SUCH A BRIEF THE REPUBLICAN WHAT THEY SAW FROM THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES. ACROSS THE POND, THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL HAVING A RIPPLE EFFECT ON BRITISH POLITICS. PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER, WHO NEVER MET EPSTEIN, IS FIGHTING F ...

THIS IS "THE CLOSE. " KATIE: LIVE IN STUDIO 2 AT BLOOMBERG HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, I’M KATE KATE. MATT: AND I’M MATT MILLER. WE’RE KICKING YOU OFF TO THE CLOSING BELL. I’M DELIGHTED TO BE BACK WITH YOU, AGAIN FILLING IN FOR ROMAINE WHILE HE’S CHILLING OUT AT THE OLYMPICS. THE S&P, A GAIN OF MORE THAN 40 POINTS TO 6975. SO JUST 27 POINTS AWAY FROM THE ALL-TIME HIGH THAT WE TOUCHED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AFTER A DRASTIC DOWN TURN LAST WEEK. NVIDIA IS ADDING A TON OF POINTS AND THE 10-YEAR YIELD IS COPPING DO ...

The Epstein files are rippling through politics on both sides of the Atlantic with officials in the US and the United Kingdom demanding more answers. UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer is now under pressure in parliament and from the public potentially imperiling his job as two senior aids left their posts in 24 hours amid fallout over former ambassador to the US Peter Mandelen. Starmer removed Mandlesson back in September after a report by Bloomberg News revealed the depth of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstei ...

And we're about 2 minutes away from the end of the trading day. Katie Greifeld and Matt Miller here, Romaine Bostick on assignment here to help take us through the closing balance. That global sign has joined now by Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.We bring together all of our different audiences across television, radio and YouTube and show you. Take a look at the market reaction today. It's not quite the rally that we saw on Friday, but pretty dang good.Yeah, and listen, what we're talking about maybe anothe ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington on Wednesday to discuss US-Iran diplomacy with President Donald Trump, whose focus on Tehran’s nuclear program falls short of his ally’s call for more sweeping measures. Natasha Hall, associate fellow at Chatham House, said President Trump's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may shape the US approach to negotiations with Iran. -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiA ...

Congress has less than five days for a bipartisan deal to avert yet another partial shutdown — and questions abound on what that would look like. Funding will lapse for the Department of Homeland Security Friday night unless Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and at least some Senate Democrats can find agreement on immigration enforcement. Or perhaps a plan to fund everything in the agency except ICE. Patrick McHenry, Former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Former Speaker P ...