Traders Digest US Jobs, Venezuela Oil Risk | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 12/17/25

“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 Singapore with Annabelle Droulers and Avril Hong, 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
00:00:49 – US payrolls rise after October drop, unemployment up in Nov.
00:02:27 – Traders digest US Nov. jobs report
00:14:39 – Kushner’s Affinity withdraws from Warner Bros. takeover
00:18:17 – Tesla closes at record for first time in a year
00:21:11 – Australia expects slightly narrower budget deficits through 2029
00:24:06 – Resonac CEO Hidehito Takahashi on AI supply chains, China
00:36:07 – Chinese chipmaker MetaX set to debut in Shanghai
00:41:18 – BREAKING: Japan Oct. core machine orders rise 12.5% Y/y; Est. +3.6%
00:42:52 – BREAKING: Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela
00:44:25 – Tesla faces California sales halt unless it alters marketing
00:47:11 – Market opens in Japan and South Korea
00:50:41 – Standard Chartered Wealth Solutions’ Daniel Lam on market strategy
01:00:47 – Waymo seeking over $15 billion near $100 billion valuation
01:05:30 – SBI Shinsei Bank starts trading in Tokyo
01:05:50 – MUFG’s next CEO seeks growth to close gap with rivals
01:09:48 – Citadel founder Ken Griffin says Republican policies are fueling inflation
01:12:02 – BREAKING: Singapore Nov. non-oil exports rise 11.6% y/y; est. +6.8%
01:12:54 – UOB’s big bet on Hong Kong and China real estate is backfiring
01:15:55 – China stocks on correction watch
01:23:03 – UBS’ Joni Teves on gold outlook
01:30:54 – Crypto exchange HashKey to debut in Hong Kong
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