Oil Surges as Energy Assets Hit in Mideast; Fed Holds Rates | The Asia Trade 3/19/2026

Oil Surges as Energy Assets Hit in Mideast; Fed Holds Rates | The Asia Trade 3/19/2026

"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 00:02:23 - Fed maintains rates, projects one cut this year 00:08:17 - BOJ's Ueda faces growth-price dilemma 00:17:14 - AIA Group CFO Garth Jones on business, growth plans 00:24:52 - Former BOJ Board Member Sayuri Shirai on monetary policy outlook 00:26:16 - Former BOJ Board Member Sayuri Shirai on monetary policy outlook 00:32:57 - Carlyle's Jeff Currie: Oil markets underpricing Iran supply shock 00:37:25 - Micron gives upbeat forecast after demand for memory soars 00:40:15 - Tencent to double AI spending after games drive 13% sales growth 00:43:46 - BREAKING: Japan Jan. core machinery orders fall 5.5% m/m; above est. 00:47:04 - Market opens in Japan and South Korea 00:49:18 - BREAKING: HSBC mulls deep job cuts from multiyear AI-fueled overhaul 00:50:49 - Nomura International Wealth Management's Julia Wang on investment strategy 00:57:49 - BREAKING: Brent oil jumps at open after Mideast energy attacks 01:02:50 - BREAKING: Brent oil jumps at open after Mideast energy attacks 01:05:32 - Trump waives US shipping law for oil and gas amid Iran war 01:06:39 - Bloomberg Opinion: Takaichi will walk a diplomatic tightrope in US 01:10:18 - Australia appoints fuel czar to tackle Iran war disruptions 01:12:00 - BREAKING: Australian hiring stays strong, backing hawkish RBA stance 01:12:41 - HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery bets on AI to shrink back office 01:16:08 - Arete Research's Shawn Yang on Tencent's AI investments, China tech outlook 01:24:45 - Rystad Energy's Claudio Galimberti on energy market outlook 01:30:16 - Traders watch BOJ signals on Mideast, wages -------- 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.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X:   / bloombergtv   Facebook:   / bloombergtelevision   Instagram:   / bloombergtv   Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X:   / business   Facebook:   / bloombergbusiness   Instagram:   / bloombergbusiness   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit:   / bloomberg   LinkedIn:   / bloomberg-news   More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio:   / bloombergradio   Bloomberg Surveillance:   / bsurveillance   Bloomberg Politics:   / bpolitics   Bloomberg Originals:   / bbgoriginals   Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology:    / @bloombergtechnology   Bloomberg Originals:    / @business   Bloomberg Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   Bloomberg Espanol:    / @bloomberg_espanol   Bloomberg Podcasts:    / @bloombergpodcasts