Asian Stocks Slide, Oil Swings on Iran Uncertainty | The Asia Trade 5/19/2026

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"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 Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, 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 00:01:03 - Trump says holding off on new Iran strikes after Gulf appeal 00:05:38 - Stocks and oil whipsaw on mixed US-Iran signals 00:08:11 - Japan’s Takaichi u-turns on extra budget after Mideast shock 00:11:06 - BREAKING: StanChart joins AI push with plan to cut thousands of jobs 00:11:50 - Australia's Jim Chalmers: Budget aims to be helpful, not harmful on inflation 00:14:45 - MST Marquee's Saul Kavonic on energy outlook 00:28:25 - Putin seeks closer ties with Xi post-Trump visit 00:32:03 - Nvidia's Jensen Huang: China chip demand strong 00:34:36 - Elon Musk loses case against Sam Altman over OpenAI’s future 00:38:48 - Renault Group CFO Duncan Minto on business strategy, partnerships 00:44:49 - BREAKING: Japan 1Q GDP grows 2.1% on annualized basis 00:46:05 - Samsung in focus as high-stakes labor talks resume 00:49:17 - Markets open in Japan, South Korea, and Australia 00:53:01 - Stocks drop as Iran optimism fades, oil declines 01:00:29 - BREAKING: Google, Blackstone to create AI cloud firm with in-house chips 01:02:40 - Formentera Partners' Bryan Sheffield on Australia's energy outlook 01:10:17 - Japan’s faster economic growth offers window for BOJ rate hike 01:12:40 - JGB yield jump tracks inflation risk premium 01:14:20 - BREAKING: Australia May consumer confidence rises 3.5% m/m to 83 01:15:26 - Data Centres Australia CEO Belinda Dennett on data center boom 01:21:48 - EXCLUSIVE: RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter on monetary policy outlook -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.