Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia Edition

US job growth surged in August and the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting the labor market has more momentum than previously thought. Nonfarm payrolls increased 162,000 last month and July’s job losses were revised away, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. The August increase topped all estimates in a Bloomberg survey. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%.
Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Damian Sassower get reaction from:
Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors, brings us into the jobs report
Amy Wu Silverman, Head: Derivatives Strategy at RBC, reacts to today's jobs report
Kristina Campmany, Senior Portfolio Manager at Invesco, talks about the bond market's reaction to jobs
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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Asian stocks and currencies rose as investors pared bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month, weakening the dollar. The yen strengthened, with traders lifting bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes and remaining vigilant to the risk of official action to further boost the currency.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he'd be willing to support holding rates steady if price pressures continue to show signs of easing. Waller said his next decision on rates will be "heavily influenced" by August inflation data due next week. Waller's remarks helped weaken the dollar, but the yen rallied, strengthening against the dollar by 1.9%.
For more, Bloomberg TV Host Shery Ahn spoke with Yujio Goto, head of Japan FX strategy at Nomura and Bloomberg TV Host Haidi Stroud-Watts spoke with Suresh Tantia, CIO of Asia Equity Strategy UBS Global Wealth Management.
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Asian stocks rose and oil paused a three-day rally after President Donald Trump played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran. The yen strengthened, gaining for a second session to trade around 158.44 per dollar, and keeping traders on alert for further intervention by authorities. Gains in Japan and South Korea helped MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge advance 0.7%, with technology shares drawing attention after Broadcom Inc. predicted a boom in artificial intelligence chip sales. For more, we talked to Phil Palumbo, Founder, CEO & CIO of Palumbo Wealth Management.
On Wednesday, President Trump said renewed US attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived and reiterated his claim that the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Nonetheless, the return to a hot war between the US and Iran has jeopardized shipping through the Strait and continues to impact the global shipping industry for a closer look, Bloomberg TV host Shery Ahn spoke with President and CEO of Mitsui OSK Lines Jotaro Tamura.
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Asian stocks fell with bonds and gold as rising oil prices stoked inflation concerns and expectations for tighter monetary policy. Rising oil prices pressured bonds, pushing global yields to the highest since 2008, as traders increased bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The renewed surge in energy prices is compounding inflation concerns already fueled by government spending and heavy corporate borrowing to finance the artificial-intelligence buildout. For more, we spoke with Paul Aversano, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader of A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group

SEMICON Taiwan is underway in Taipei. It's one of the most influential trade show for microelectronic and semiconductor manufacturing. At the event, Bloomberg News Reporter Stephen Engle was able to speak with Hoton Chang, the Chairman and CEO of Grand Process Technology Corp, or GPTC
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Treasuries extended their declines and Asian bonds followed as renewed geopolitical tensions drove oil prices higher, fueling inflation concerns and expectations for further monetary tightening. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury rose three basis points to 4.78% in Asian trading, the highest since January 2025, while Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to 2.985%. For more, we spoke to Chief Investment Officer at Winthrop Capital Management, Adam Coons.
After a big success last year, seeing attendance from major regional and international firms, Goldman Sachs is holding its 2nd annual Asia Leaders Conference. Live from the conference in Hong Kong, Bloomberg TV Host David Ingles spoke with former Dallas Fed President and current Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman, Rob Kaplan.
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