Fed Rate-Hike Bets Ease on Tame CPI; Tech Shares Rally | The Asia Trade 8/13/2026
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins
00:02:12 – Subdued US core inflation eases pressure on Fed
00:06:08 – Asian stocks poised to gain on benign US inflation
00:12:46 – Tencent quickens AI spending
00:19:27 – IEA warns of oil supply squeeze as Iran war escalates
00:29:02 – TD Securities’ Molly Brooks on US inflation
00:33:24 – Yardeni Research’s Ed Yardeni on AI trade
00:36:35 – BIG TAKE: Workers are teaching AI-powered robots to take over their jobs
00:41:30 – BREAKING: Japan’s July producer prices rise 7.2% Y/Y; est. +7.4%
00:42:23 – BNY says katsu curry shows true yen weakness
00:43:44 – S&P 500 closes near record high on tame inflation
00:46:48 – Markets open in Japan, South Korea and Australia
00:50:44 – Pictet Asset Management’s Arun Sai on market strategy
01:02:18 – Iran: Military shifting to ‘offensive doctrine’
01:06:21 – IEA warns of oil supply shortfall
01:12:00 – Tencent’s capital expenditures soar 176% Y/Y
01:15:34 – Hon Hai’s 2Q profit beats on AI spending surge
01:20:58 – Lotus Asset Management’s Hao Hong on China’s earnings, markets
01:31:39 – Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies at 97
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