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Oil prices rose and Asian stocks were little changed as investors assessed the implications of renewed geopolitical tensions for energy supplies and risk assets. The moves came after US benchmarks fell on Tuesday, with a gauge of chip stocks dropping more than 4%. The Nasdaq 100 slid 1.8%. For more on the market action, we spoke to Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets.

Plus - The US launched airstrikes in Iran and revoked a waiver that allowed it to sell oil globally, further imperiling a peace agreement after a series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Treasury Department announced it was barring new sales of Iranian oil after July 7, a key incentive intended to get Tehran to abide by a deal that calls for reopening the strait. The American actions marked the most serious threat yet to the interim agreement signed between the two countries' leaders on June 17, and threatened to scuttle negotiations aimed at achieving a permanent peace. Bloomberg TV host Paul Allen spoke to Jessica Genauer, Public Policy Institute Academic Director and Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

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Asian equities dropped as technology shares came under renewed selling pressure due to investors rotating into other corners of the market. Chip bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. fell after its results. Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit surged 19-fold, but failed to impress investors accustomed to eye-catching growth from the suppliers of chips to the global AI boom. We speak to Bloomberg MLIV Strategist Mark Cranfield.

Plus - The yen should be as much as 20% stronger than it is — around 130 per dollar, a former top foreign exchange official in Japan said, pushing back against those speculating that the currency might continue its slide. Bloomberg TV host Shery Ahn spoke exclusively to Tatsuo Yamasaki, who served as vice finance minister for international affairs a little over a decade ago about his outlook on the Japanese currency.

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Australia will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week for an annual leaders summit. Modi will also visit Indonesia and New Zealand. For more on India and New Zealand's relationship, we speak to Ainsley Thomson, Bloomberg's Wellington Bureau Chief.

Plus - Asian stocks and US equity-index futures pared their initial gains Monday as technology stocks lost momentum. Bloomberg TV hosts Yvonne Man and David Ingles spoke to Jun Bei Liu, Ten Cap Co-founder and Lead Portfolio Manager.

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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 – we look at the potential impact of AI on the labor market
• In the UK – we preview the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey
• In Asia – we discuss inflation in China ahead of new economic data

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It's been a mixed day in equities after two days of tech-led losses in the US that were fueled by concerns the artificial intelligence-driven rally had run ahead of itself. We speak to Charlotte Yang, Bloomberg's Asia Equities reporter.

Plus - Samsung Electronics Co. shares climbed 6.5% following a report that Anthropic PBC is in talks with the Korean company to manufacture a custom artificial intelligence chip. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn speaks to Bob O'Donnell, President and Chief Analyst at TECHnalysis Research.

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In the equity market, a selloff in US chipmakers reignited concerns that the artificial intelligence-driven rally has outpaced fundamentals. We speak to Jeff Buchbinder, Chief Equity Strategist for LPL Financial.

Plus - We go to Japan, where one of its largest startup conferences, IVS 2026 is underway. Investors, major corporations, entrepreneur are gathering up to discuss the renewed strength and competitive ness of Japan's startups. Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts spoke to Clarey Zhu, a Growth Partner at Headline.

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Chip stocks posted their best quarter ever, extending an extraordinary start to the year driven by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence equipment. But after recent jitters sent the stocks tumbling, investors are wondering how much further the rally can go. "The story of the past six months is the market going all-in on AI infrastructure, but now people are asking if this is sustainable and if we should be worried," said CJ Muse, senior managing director and technology analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index jumped 3.9% on Tuesday to bring its second-quarter gain to 88%, its best quarter ever. It soared 101% in the first half, putting it on track for its best year in its history. In contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index climbed 28% in the second quarter, while the S&P 500 Index rose 15%. It was both of their best quarters since 2020, but the performances were dwarfed by the surge in chip stocks. We speak to Lianting Tu, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for Asia Equities.

Plus - The yen traded around 162.65 per dollar after falling to a 40-year low this week. The currency's slide to a four-decade low against the dollar left traders eyeing Japan's next intervention threshold. After the currency weakened past the 162 per dollar level on Tuesday, strategists increasingly pointed to 163 and beyond, arguing the Finance Ministry may tolerate a weaker yen than it did in 2024. Bloomberg TV hosts Yvonne Man and Avril Hong spoke to Christopher Wong, Executive Director and FX Strategist at OCBC.

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The yen slid to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986, a milestone that will generate unease in Japan and put traders on high alert for authorities wading into the market. The currency depreciated 0.2% to touch 161.98 versus the greenback in New York trading overnight, breaching the 161.95 mark touched in July 2024 during an earlier campaign by Japan to shore up the exchange rate. The last time the yen traded at this level it was barreling in the opposite direction, midway through a massive and years-long rally that followed a currency accord engineered by the US. The world was a different place — Japan's asset bubble was still forming, the Soviet Union was cleaning up after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Top Gun had just launched Tom Cruise toward the pinnacle of Hollywood stardom. We speak to David Finnerty, Bloomberg's FX and Rates Strategist.

Plus - China's factory activity improved more than expected in June, as booming exports offset cooling growth in the domestic economy.The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index climbed to 50.3, versus 50 in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was 50.1. The non-manufacturing measure of activity in construction and services unexpectedly rose to 50.2 from 50.1 last month. Bloomberg's Yvonne Man and Avril Hong spoke to Helen Qiao, Chief Economist for Greater China at Bank of America Global Research.

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