Oil Surges as Energy Assets Hit in Mideast; Fed Holds Rates | The Asia Trade 3/19/2026

Posted on 03/19/2026
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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Bloomberg: The Asia Trade begins

00:02:23 - Fed maintains rates, projects one cut this year

00:08:17 - BOJ's Ueda faces growth-price dilemma

00:17:14 - AIA Group CFO Garth Jones on business, growth plans

00:24:52 - Former BOJ Board Member Sayuri Shirai on monetary policy outlook

00:26:16 - Former BOJ Board Member Sayuri Shirai on monetary policy outlook

00:32:57 - Carlyle's Jeff Currie: Oil markets underpricing Iran supply shock

00:37:25 - Micron gives upbeat forecast after demand for memory soars

00:40:15 - Tencent to double AI spending after games drive 13% sales growth

00:43:46 - BREAKING: Japan Jan. core machinery orders fall 5.5% m/m; above est.

00:47:04 - Market opens in Japan and South Korea

00:49:18 - BREAKING: HSBC mulls deep job cuts from multiyear AI-fueled overhaul

00:50:49 - Nomura International Wealth Management's Julia Wang on investment strategy

00:57:49 - BREAKING: Brent oil jumps at open after Mideast energy attacks

01:02:50 - BREAKING: Brent oil jumps at open after Mideast energy attacks

01:05:32 - Trump waives US shipping law for oil and gas amid Iran war

01:06:39 - Bloomberg Opinion: Takaichi will walk a diplomatic tightrope in US

01:10:18 - Australia appoints fuel czar to tackle Iran war disruptions

01:12:00 - BREAKING: Australian hiring stays strong, backing hawkish RBA stance

01:12:41 - HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery bets on AI to shrink back office

01:16:08 - Arete Research's Shawn Yang on Tencent's AI investments, China tech outlook

01:24:45 - Rystad Energy's Claudio Galimberti on energy market outlook

01:30:16 - Traders watch BOJ signals on Mideast, wages

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