Good morning. This is Bloomberg Daybreak Europe. I'm Tom Mackenzie in London.These are the stories that set your agenda. Asian stocks hit a new record, extending a global rally buoyed by strong Wall Street earnings and hopes of a US-China trade deal. Australian stocks surge on the back of a critical minerals deal with the U.S..Plus, history made Japan votes for Senator Casey to be its first ever female prime minister. Good morning. Happy Tuesday.So certainly Japanese equities and assets all in focus. We'll ...

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So let's unpack for us what is seen as a pretty positive outcome, to say the least, for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. But what are you expecting next in terms of follow through from here on out. Well, what I liked about this deal was that it said it set a six month timeline.So it shows that both the US and Australia are serious about getting after this problem in the short term. It also reflects how there were supply chains shortages this year in the United States. For example, Ford Motor Company said th ...

Australian mineral stocks surge, including a 29% jump for a rare-earths producer, after the Trump-Albanese deal https://t.co/bUdR8WcvOs ...

Neil, it's great to have you on and let's start right there. Why are you so bullish on this name if they're not even generating revenue yet. >> Thanks for having me, Meg.Um, what I would say is like when you look at now what gives us the confidence in the trade is that no matter what scenario we run, unless kind of like your previous guest was talking about, unless the US and China go back to the way things were, the government is going to have to nationalize what I think is a wartime effort in these indust ...

As the president has said, we want to help China, not hurt it. If some in the Chinese government want to slow down the global economy through disappointing actions and through economic coercion, the Chinese economy will be hurt the most. And make no mistake, this is China versus the world.They have put these unacceptable export controls on the entire world. China is a command and control economy and we and our allies will neither be commanded nor controlled. They are a state economy and we are not going to ...

We are discussing critical minerals and rare earths, and we're going to be signing an agreement that's been negotiated over a period of four or five months. And it was sort a good timing that we got it done just in time for the visit. And we work together very much on rare earths, critical minerals and lots of other things.And we've had a very good relationship. We've been working on that for quite a while. In about a year from now, we'll have so much critical mineral and rare earths that you won't know wha ...

Apple shares climbed to an all-time high Monday following a report suggesting strong demand for the company's new iPhone 17. Cheng Xin / Getty Images Gold prices climbed while oil futures dropped. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was little changed. The U.S. dollar gained on the pound, but lost ground to the euro and yen. Most major cryptocurrencies traded in positive territory. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) shares took off after the steelmaker reported a narrower-than-expected loss, lowered its estimate fo ...

US President Trump signed an agreement with visiting Australian Prime Minister Albanese to boost access to critical minerals and rare earths as the US looks to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains https://t.co/Ju5WsLJPaB ...

Trump listed rare earths as a priority for the U.S. in its dealing with China on Sunday. ...