Asian equities seeing modest gains, while futures drift lower after US jobs data does little to boost bets on further Fed rate cuts. Focus now turns to Thursday’s CPI figures. Oil jumping on supply concerns after US President Donald Trump orders a ‘complete blockade’ of tankers going into and leaving Venezuela. And Bloomberg learns Warner Brothers is planning to reject Paramount’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms. Guests include: Selena Ling, OCBC Bank, Chief Economist & Head of Global Markets Research & Strategy; and Rachel Ziemba, Ziemba Insights Founder.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:06:26 – Selena Ling, OCBC Bank, Chief Economist & Head of Global Markets Research & Strategy
00:13:00 – Trump orders blockade of Venezuelan sanctioned oil tankers
00:16:56 – Tesla faces sales halt in California unless changes to marketing made
00:28:01 – Rachel Ziemba, Ziemba Insights Founder
00:34:47 – Kushner backs out of Paramount takeover as Warner plans to reject hostile bid
00:38:17 – Bloomberg Intelligence’s stocks to watch in 2026: Capitec
00:42:41 – Helen Greiner, iRobot Co-Founder
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