Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Asian stocks rose after softer US jobs data reduced pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates. Oil erased early gains, while bonds crept higher.
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities index gained 1.1%, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rallying 2.5% as technology shares advanced. Chip bellwether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. jumped 3% on a potential collaboration with Elon Musk’s Terafab. Tech sentiment remained buoyant, with Nasdaq 100 futures gaining 0.4% after the underlying gauge closed at a record high Friday.
Following Friday's economic data in the US, markets have repriced and the chance for a rate hike has decreased. For an outlook at a potential Fed rate hike, we heard from Qian Wang, Chief APAC Economist at Vanguard Group, and she spoke with Bloomberg's Paul Allen.
Speaking with foreign media for the first time since his appointment, Indonesian Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara signaled that his focus would be on managing the state budget and keeping its deficit within the legal limit of 3% of gross domestic product, and he spoke with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin.
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Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
In the US – a look ahead to U.S Mortgage data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
In the UK – a look ahead to this year’s Nobel Prize decisions.
In Asia – a look ahead to China’s Golden Week Holiday.
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The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, signaling some caution among employers amid rising costs.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. That missed all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, partly reflecting a growing workforce.
Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney get reaction from:
Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors
Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations
Kristina Campmany, Senior Portfolio Manager at Invesco
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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Under the shadow of Beijing's single-minded focus on artificial intelligence, China's consumer stocks are trapped in a lost decade. The industry is showing a stark contrast with the high-flying tech sector. MSCI China's consumer goods sub-indexes plunged roughly 18% over the past six months to near 10-year lows, while the AI-heavy technology gauge surged to more than double its 2016 level. During the latest earnings season, consumer staples firms in the MSCI gauge missed profit expectations by nearly 50%. We speak to Winnie Hsu, Asia Equities Reporter.
Plus - Yukio Kani, Global CEO and Chair at Jera, discusses the company's partnership with Dell and UK-based AI infrastructure developer RHAELM on a $15 billion AI infrastructure project in Japan. He speaks with Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.
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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Confidence among Japan's largest firms remains elevated with sentiment among manufacturers rising to the highest level in more than eight years, a result that suggests the Bank of Japan can continue raising interest rates without buckling corporate optimism. The sentiment index climbed to 24 in September from 22, improving for a sixth straight quarter, the BOJ's quarterly Tankan business survey showed Thursday. Economists in a Bloomberg survey had forecast a rise in the gauge to 25. The survey is one of the bank's most closely watched data sets. We speak to Bloomberg's FX and Rates Strategist David Finnerty.
And - Micron Technology Inc. gave an upbeat forecast for the current quarter, fueled by the AI building frenzy, though the chipmaker warned that rising compensation would weigh on profit margins. Revenue will be about $61.5 billion in the fiscal first quarter, which runs through November, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Analysts estimated $56.8 billion on average. Excluding some items, profit will be about $38.15 a share, compared with a projection of $36.02. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn spoke to Futurum Head of Semiconductors & Infrastructure Rolf Bulk.
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