Tech Wipeout Weighs on Asian Stocks | The Asia Trade 2/5/2026

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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins
00:03:15 – Alphabet plans record spending to win AI customers
00:07:52 – Tech giants tumble in momentum-trade unwind
00:12:37 – Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and trade ahead of planned summit
00:16:55 – Trump says Iran should be ‘very worried’ as talks set for Friday
00:24:06 – AustralianSuper CEO Paul Schroder: Hunting private equity deals in Asia
00:31:59 – Malaysian Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir on economic outlook
00:42:42 – Japan’s weekend election spurs caution before 30-year bond sale
00:47:13 – Market opens in Japan and South Korea
00:49:44 – UBS Wealth Management’s Hartmut Issel on market outlook
00:55:54 – Qualcomm, Arm fall on disappointing outlooks
01:01:41 – Maybank President & Group CEO Khairussaleh Ramli on businesss strategy
01:12:01 – BREAKING: Australia Dec. exports rise 1% m/m, imports fall 0.8% m/m
01:19:14 – Trump: China’s Xi to come to White House toward end of the year
01:27:20 – Bets on big Takaichi win set Japanese stocks on path to rally
01:31:58 – MUFG profit rises as BOJ’s rate increases bolster lending income
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