i think that cap will have to be bridged and it's not sure hong kong can keep its high level. t are we talking about in terms of the rating itself? startingng kong, the point is stable. lowercome the level is with a negative trend. it shows you that hong kong still has a higher level, but is adjusting a little bit. with regards to the banks come theeans we would not rate credit worthiness of a standalone bank higher than a plus in hong kong. fori: the potential contagion or spillover with any systemic issue with the chinese , i understand that, but the advantage of hong kong for many companies has been that connectivity to the mainland, so does that mean you are not suggesting any improvement when it comes to governance or the regulatory environment out of beijing? advantages are also there. ,ong kong banks face challenges but have fantastic opportunities to grow. so we are not saying there is only a risk. out the riskst when it comes to growth. the position for hong kong is acceptable in the banks have shown rapid growth last year. this year also looks active with regards to g

in hong kong, i'm haiti lynn. david: i'm david. i'm here in hong kong. happy friday.his is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ david: a big start for asian stocks after wall street's rallies sputtered out. investors awaiting the job numbers. haidi: watching day two of these u.s.-china talks. that trade gap is blowing out. we will be live in beijing. david: president trump changes his story on stormy. admitting he did repay #any -- hush money, but saying it was legal. at the hong kong exchange for we are minutes away from the banging of the gong for hong kong's largest ipo. the biggie -- beginning of trade of health care and technology. also known as the largest health care portal in china. we will be watching the opening coming up. david: yep. lots to look forward to. a big trading debut. there's also something duet of the philippines. officially, not out yet. here's the thing. a few minutes ago we were speaking with the economic minister and secretary. he did come out with a the numbers -- with the numbers. inflation last month, he says him, 4.5%cording to or he's a economi

here in hong kong.- we're just coming out of the lunch break here in hong kong. there we go. 2.4%. the earningsabout later on but as far as a drag on the index, that is the biggest drop at nine weeks for hsbc. investors are not taking this in stride. it accounts for 70 points of the drop we saw on the hang seng. here in hong08 kong. a fair amount of drag. and health care. day that a great first people were expecting. ak sentiment here in the asia-pacific. anna: thank you, haidi lun and david in glace. -- david ingles. big focus. shares are down in hong kong. europe's largest bank also announced a share buyback of up to two leanne dollars but they said this was going to be it for 2018. $2 billion would be it. no more buybacks for 2018. it was that subject that i picked up with the cfo after the results were released. >> the by bank -- the buyback we is inced this morning line with what we have done in the last few years. from our capital management perspective, the numbers of the first quarter barrel the

rishaad: i'm rishaad salaam it in hong kong.nese set to go into the global msci indices, but there are sticking points, and those could worry brokers. there is a feeling they could change trading at that. the lack of a closing option, which people use to get today's final prices. here -- andysts analyst here. >> as you mentioned, shanghai does not have a quality to -- a closing option which is something investors are used to. this means they are assured buying and selling at the final price. that is something they will have to get used to because that will not change. it is usually more of a smile kind of trading day where there is a lot of liquidity at the open and a lot of liquidity at the close, but shanghai and shenzhen, it is made up of retail investors. it has staggered throughout the day. it does not seem that will change anytime soon, so that is one of the staggs, getting used to a different kind of trading day in mainland china. another one is just capacity. how many of these orders can trading desk phil because it is a

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hong kong come, 1:30 p.m. joining us from sydney.ty: don't miss this, "bloomberg daybreak: america's" to american petroleum on the $23 billion endeavor to become the largest oil refiner in the u.s. and a discussion on his company's to american big earni. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: this is "bloomberg daybreak: asia." betty: good doctor is set to debut this friday on the hong kong stock exchange. reports say it may be over 600 times oversubscribed. the ceo of being on investment subsidiaries tells us the chinese investor has an opportunity to be bigger than its tech industry. >> when you are deploying money, you have to be concerned. we are at a time when liquidity is abundant. there is a lot of capital chasing good ideas. medium,to focus on stage to later entrepreneurial countries. i won't call them startups. companies that are four to seven years into their lives. if they have revenues, customers, a business model, a platform, and a good introductory, chances are they will be well valued in the marketplace. our challenge is to find

jason: take us back to hong kong at that time.ple go forth, we live in a global world, but these guys picking up and moving to hong kong was a very different proposition back then. nick: it was a big deal for the sky to pack up and head to hong kong. he brought three in or miss, heavy end early ibm he sees in his luggage. starts losing immediately. early on, the system doesn't work but he refines it and eventually makes it clicked. jason: because he finds when he goes there, the race track, but also asocial cultural touchstone -- konge intensity that hong has to betting on horse races -- we don't have that in america. the story opens with may be the most famous race ever at this race course. there is a single bet called the single trio. three horseshe top in any order. me.stats elude in november 2001 is where the story opens. the pot has swelled to 100 million hong kong dollars, about 13 million u.s. dollars. one in seven hong kong residents that on horse races. that is an idea of how intense the people are about the sport. the st

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lots of stock movers in hong kong.k you so much for that. , lots toof rusal consider there with the billionaire founder oleg deripaska having resigned effective immediately. follows most of the board as the company tries to persuade washington to lift the sanctions. let's get it over to shanghai. yesterday there was a question around oleg deripaska's plans. was it expected and does it bode well for sanctions being lifted? >> yes. it was sort of expected because oleg deripaska signaled earlier he would not be seeking reelection to the board of rusal . he stepped down as head of his holding company. it was a bit of a surprise yesterday when you have this flurry of resignations from the board, including the ceo. i was surprised not to see oleg deripaska name there. , leaving the management of the company that he has been synonymous with for the best part of 20 years. as to whether that is enough for the u.s., i think the answer is almost certainly no. they are demanding he relinquish control of the company. he continues t

we saw -- coming to hong kong to s.ek ipo we saw hong kong dollar still a fluctuate.saw -- dollar the hong kong itself with regard to the peg. >> exactly. to his is something we have be very selective, extremely selective, i should say. why i go for defensive growth. cycle, thee economic late cycle of an economic long so if you cover three years as cycles, and this three-year year of a cycle, so we have to go for defensive growth. defensive growth. >> okay. that's a very good question. rishaad: the obvious one, isn't it? >> i love house care so much. had a years, i dedicated to d china. there are three to 500 companies. the they are doing extremely well. autos --we switch out [inaudible] we were doing so well last year, we stay and are waiting healthcare. choice.y number one number two, i love banks. we were talking about this, i had -- usual banks.the you didn't like the big four particularly, did you? i said, i picked up one big one and one smaller one. bigger one did extremely well this year. china post bank. inperformed all of the banks china. we can talk about th

the hong kong dollar, we did see a jump in the currency following the use on filing. this as we are anticipating a rise in rates which have been strengthening the currency. the hong kong dollar giving back its earlier advances. -- the house index trading lower. out of stock developers under pressure. let's pull up to check on some of those big drugs in hong kong. -- fallinguto follow the most since april 18. tencent almost -- down 2%. bit of a mixed bag. it looks like casino stocks are giving you some optimism. haidi: thank you for that. let's get the first word news with yvonne man. yvonne: interest rates unchanged. inflation is close to target. the fomc also did a weakness and growth for the first quarter, removing a reference in the merchant statement that the economic outlook has strengthened in recent months. they balanced that out by noting solid growth in business investment. the world economy shows signs of stabilizing after a recent moderation with manufacturing activities strengthening for the first time this year. crossed more than 40 countries, raised to 5

yvonne: i'm yvonne man in hong kong.earnings expected for the ceo. at 1:25 p.m. tokyo time we have to look out for the earnings, earlier than we are used to. there will be key questions analysts will be asking during the call, in particular when it comes to competition in the u.s. take a look at the function on the bloomberg. put in the ticker for toyor, and you can -- toyota. you can see in the orange bar, the u.s. is the largest market, north america one of the biggest for toyota. we have seen intense competition, they rely heavily in this market. the key question is if you continue to spend to boost incentives or preserve your margins, given the fact that all of these other japanese carmakers are slowing transition into china, toyota has not followed suit. the u.s. is a pivotal market and one to watch out for. yvonne: those incentives enabled bad behavior among consumers. they get used to it than you can get yourself out of offering these incentives. it seems like to go to is getting hit on many fronts. in particular,

in hong kong. i am haidi lun.kets: asia ." ♪ haidi: asia-pacific markets falling after wall street declined overnight. growth,napping two-year tracking more than expected last quarter. prices rising again, but now showing gains. all things considered, we all -- we are seeing a pretty picture from asia today. the bond rout triggering in the equity space. investors are trying to get comfortable with that 10 year yield about 3%. dimon telling us we could be looking at 4% a few days ago. a big disappointment for japan. prices a bit of a mixed bag. also a great decision. rate decision.a no changes expected from the bank of thailand. more geopolitics to the dollar-rising yields. there could be more of a risk off today. this is a mixed picture. but we are mostly bullish here today, led by new zealand. psci furthering losses, down 1.3%. emerging markets is in focus, given what we have seen with the dollar and yields recoupling. indonesia, down 58 points. we have the bank of indonesia meeting for their policy announcement

haidi: let's get to man in hong kong -- yvonne man in hong kong.made the decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and impose financial sanctions, opening a new chapter for the middle east. trump called the negotiation horrible and one-sided. -- at the point when the united states had maximum leverage, this disastrous deal gave this regime -- and it is a regime of great terror -- many millions of dollars, some of it in actual cash, a great embarrassment to me as a citizen and to all citizens of the united states. i ordered the iranian atomic energy commission to be ready for action if needed, so we can begin our industrial enrichment without any limitations if necessary. andill wait for some weeks hold talks with friends and allies and other signatories of the nuclear deal. those who remain loyal to the deal, will talk. yvonne: china and the united states have clashed at the wto. china lashed out against president trump's threats to impose tariffs on $150 billion of chinese imports. the genevasman says meeting was extraordinary in its intensi

there she is. 10:00 hong kong time.c markets will be a long discussing where the money is going at the moment and ways of being contrary to the heard, which is quite -- herd, which is quite something. the state of india with elections, state elections taking place. what that means for their prime minister modi. that is what we have coming up. yvonne: with the forward to that. let's look at how the market opens are setting up. malaysia obviously in focus. we did see a rebound ins talks yesterday -- in stocks. the government using some of these tensions with what is going to happen with the government. the futures down .1%. frictionstill a lot of between the two leaders, as well as uber him -- the two leaders. betty: certainly one to watch. -- coverageed continues. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: markets flat at best. investors weigh tensions. the dollar holding gains. oil edging higher. trade tensions seem to be easing but president trump wants to help. the naming of the chinese lineup. to do that.0 voted in hong kong, i'm

hong kong time this morning.ia," i'm yvonne man in hong kong. betty: i'm betty liu in a new york. apple supplier holding high position, aiming to raise at least $4 billion in the largest mainland china ipo since the market crashed. foxconn industrial internet will offer almost 2 billion shares in shanghai, valuing the company at about $43 billion. that will place the hon hai boss closer to check that he moves away from assembling phones. betty: the hong kong economic times says an ideal is being considered and could see a valuation of $70 billion. the started -- they started consultations in april and worked with the investment banks on shareholder structure. a good subscription result could be the date brought forward. betty: singapore water treatment company suspended shares and started a court supervised reorganization. it is battling ballooning debt and posted its first annual losses since 2001. second-worst performer this year, 40% decline is hyflux. market caps on from 1.6 billion u.s. dollars in late 2010

hong kong automakers are higher.hina plans to increase coal prices. 10ney has said no to that $10.9 billion takeover bid from the u.s. harbor energy firm. manus: a great roundup. let's turn our attention to the stock of the day. it is exploring a potential type up with standard charter as part of a contingency plan among pressure from active investors. isndard charter -- stanchart showing a surge in hong kong this morning. russell, good to see you. tell us a little bit more about what is being said. this is very much coming from the chairman of this, looking at back stops. >> that is right. chairman john mcfarlane is ,xploring contingency plans according to the ft. partnerone of them is ing with stanchart. he was quick to say no formal bid is being made. discussions are only taking place at this point. mcfarlane is keen on exploring this matter in theory. anna: what are the other contingencies being explored? this is despite considerable amount of restructuring in the business, around retail and investment banking. d

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.ssure on the fed to consider a faster pace of interest rate hikes. dollar and treasury yields falling. joining us for now is daniel murray, efg asset management head of research. oversees $20 billion in assets. thank you for joining us. inflation is weak, has been pretty benign. mark carney signaling inflation could be weaker than expected throughout the year, china as well. have we seen enough of this goldilocks economy for you to consider buying more stocks? daniel: last year we saw an exceptional year for equities. the first year ever when we saw them go off each month. this year we cannot expect a repeat of such a strong year. nonetheless, that continuation of robust global growth, benign inflation, and continued central-bank accommodation is generally supportive of risk assets. yvonne: what about energy prices? what level of crude do we have to start worrying this could feed into inflation and scare the bond market? daniel: the way we think about the impact of energy on inflation,

let's get it to sophie for a look at the open in hong kong and in shanghai. ie: kicking it off and was happening in shanghai, benchmarks rise .2%, the biggest boost coming from banking and energy stocks. kong, the hans saying is snapping a three-day decline. focusing on chinese consumer names after alibaba sword friday after posting better-than-expected earnings. , alibaba regained its title as china's most viable company, overtaking tencent which might deliver weaker profits on may 16. margins also under pressure for tencent but rising investment in ,isual content, as well as ai but tencent is gaining ground of a 1.4% in hong kong. the biggest boost to the benchmark there. we are keeping an eye on chipper rated stocks after china is set of $37.4 a new fund billion to spur the development of the semiconductor industry. it is set to snap a three-day drop but it's buyback plan did not impress too much. taking a look at lenovo, under pressure here. movess where we see changes to the hans saying there it we check in on csb see pharma, which is rising on its inclus

hong kong leaving the games at 1.4%. of what's going on, ahead on "bloomberg markets." david ingles is with me, what have you got? >> a fear guests. there's a conference taking place, in we will be speaking what theireisman, plans are with china. when you look across the bond markets, very few markets have seen their yields come down. in other words, what's the other side of the trade? malaysia, north korea, china, in the u.s.. minutes away from the next hour of markets asia. and it is time for our battle of the charts segment. today it is rich in one corner, haidi in the other. i guess we started with you, rish. >> let's have a look at what's going on with this particular exchange rated fund. what haidi will bring up is old hat. this is more relevant to what's going on. this is an etf, the hang seng index daily inverse product. in 2018 got $136 million in cash. that doesn't sound much, but let's put it into context. 2018's lost $.5 billion out of etf in hong kong. it's 14 for 14 months. and it just shows that people are

often, using with somebody -- you sing with somebody in hong kong.of us are trained julliard graduates, so we have filters you can turn on to correct the pitch, maybe add reverb, then you let it rip. we automatically makes your -- mix your song, and you can stream it out. yvonne: i always like a good duet. how profitable is streaming? we have seen spotify, they just said during the perspective that they spent nearly $10 billion when it comes to distribution costs. even with the monthly active users they have, they can't generate the revenue to offset these costs. is the business model working? >> i think so. i think you have to stake -- take a step back and look at it as a medium. it is one of the most engaging mediums. it is displacing television. engagement, there is opportunity for monetization. it is a policy -- it is appropriate that they are right holders for music, these are important people in the ecosystem. the artists are creating a lot of content that the people of two sing, play, or string. you are seeing these innovative business models

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yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. let's of the business flash headlines. t-mobile and sprint have stated their case for a merger. john ledger and marcelo clarity laid out the tire based on the announcement the company presented on april 29. it needs approval from the fcc and must clear antitrust hurdles at the justice department. the proposed merger four years ago was rejected. goldman sachs to pay about $110 million to resolve claims that foreign trade exchangers improperly shared information about client orders in rooms.nic chat the bank will pay roughly 50 family dollars each to new york's department of financial services and the federal reserve board. they will also provide regulators with a plan to improve internal control and compliance. betty: wednesday sees a big expansion in china's stock connect with hong kong. investors predicting greater volumes through the gateway. this up on quota will instinct to the equivalent of 7 billion

in hong kong, i am rishaad salamat. haidi: i am haidi lun. air asia sees revenue and passenger numbers on the rise. we will be joined by the ceo. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ rishaad: meandering a little bit, fluctuating between gains and losses. waiting for the trading day to kickoff in hong kong. it is a public holiday in korea and the territory. this cut in import taxes for vehicles, emerging market risks in the form of turkey. haidi: markets adrift. we seem to have this eternal struggle between do we look at the negative, president trump

robert line hiser says they face a big challenge in hong kong.his is bloomberg markets. ♪ rishaad: half an hour to go before chinese markets open. let's get an idea of how we are likely to start the trading day when you get the auction open in 20 minutes. looking at taiwan, singapore, kuala lumpur as they start off their trading day. sophie: a mixed picture this wednesday. tsmc likely to move. we have a series of pmi reports from across the region this morning as well to digest. april sees a stronger readings from south korea, taiwan and malaysia. go until national elections to place, your see malaysian stocks under pressure. in singapore, up about half a percent. singapore's aaa rating was confirmed. gdp configuring -- continuing to grow. checking in on some stocks, apple allays concerns over slowing iphone x demands. nissan extending losses after its sales plunged. offsetting the rise and tokyo. received a notification of an accounting violation. passingumping after record annual profits. they ordered six more dreamliner's. a quick check on cur

hong kong time -- 8:00 hong kong time. david: retail sales, 1.4% month on month.er than expectations. for april.e, 1.6% we have a chart which puts everything into context for you. look at the bloomberg. the past 30 years or so, for a country like japan, not the best demographics in the world. 0.5% is your 30 day average. nomics working its magic. as yvonne said, peter pan and pixie dust. yvonne: don't forget our interactive the function. you can dive into securities are functions we talk about. become part of the conversation. have a guest question you would like to ask, send it our way. this is for subscribers only. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ david: welcome back, you're watching "daybreak asia." users can interact with charts on the program. you can look at our chart library, gtv is the function. have analysis, you can save charts for future reference. yvonne: a good tool to check out. starbucks says some investors have questioned the cause of the decision to close stores for racialias training. they closedn response to an incident in philadelphia

welcome to hong kong.k-and-forth you hear when it comes to president trump and kim jong-un, what are you telling your clients when it comes to risk free markets? luke: i think you are constantly looking for the signal as opposed to the noise. there's a lot of noise and you have to look at the things that actually happen rather than the talk. the reality is that the on/off is noise and it creates short-term volatility but not enough to trade around. you are looking for, when does he do something? and try to ignore all the pronouncements and the tweets area that -- tweets. they don't move markets. yvonne: we have a rising rate environment, volatility in the picture. witnessing the second highest one a comes to net flows. is this a turning point for the heads -- hedge fund industry? luke: it's been in pretty good shape so it's an all-time high of assets. it closed a year before. 2016 was marginal in its outflows but given we have retained performance in the hedge fund, assets increased with a bit of flows. wi

hong kong time tomorrow.tencent earnings outlook with the company stocks trading sideways these days despite stellar profits. what the concern is. this is bloomberg. ♪ ramy: welcome back. this is "daybreak: asia." chinese investors are unwinding their positions on tencent faster than ever. take a look at my bloomberg chart real quick. you can see this meteoric rise we have seen from tencent stock. clearly, you see this juggernaut 30the past decade soaring fold in the last 10 years. let's look at the performance. it has dropped more than 60% after reaching that peak january 23. to's bring in our analyst see what is going on now. they delivered strong first-quarter results, but ever since then we have seen the shares trade sideways. what is going on? >> there are several consequences the market might have. the potential decline in margins driven by investments in new business such as off-line revenues as well as growing on less profitable is this is like payment businesses. -- businesses like cloud payment busi

emily: that was bloomberg 's stephen engle from hong kong.aba's chairman promised that his chinese e-commerce giant would create one million u.s. jobs. we spoke to alibaba's vice chair to find out what a trade war would do to that pledge from the milken global conference institute in beverly hills, california. tit-for-tat trade tactics will cause a retaliation. and in fact, in china, they have just put tariffs on soybeans that will hurt american farmers. we are in a context where we are seeing a huge market in china. it is ironic that the u.s. administration is putting on a trade war right now because there are a lot of consumers in china, 300 million. the chinese president in davos last year said that china would import $8 trillion worth of goods over the next 10 years. because of the trade war, they put down the gauge because of retaliation. this is going to hurt everybody. it is going to close off a lot of opportunities for producers in the united states. emily: jack ma said they plan to create a million jobs in the u.s., but warned that i

cigna versus hong kong.s on the bloomberg and make up your own mind about who should win, by running the function at the bottom of your screen. >> it is always singapore versus hong kong. we're talking about inflation in india. it was on its way to keeping a lid on inflation. that is not the case. this shows how inflation is starting. oil prices are high. imports, 80% of its oil needs. it is susceptible to price increases. haidi: a pretty good chart, as statetalking about election results. rish? looking at this chart. spreads between five and times and two -- fives and tens and twos. the spread between fives and 26 basis points. this could lead to inversion, which could lead to a recession. i don't have time to make my case. evergreen chart, rish. i don't want linda to be deterred, given it is her first time. rish won't be around for the battle of the charts tomorrow. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology" and we are live from boston, showcasing innovation diversity and power of the

emily: that was bloomberg's stephen engle from hong kong.ibaba's chairman promised that his chinese e-commerce giant would create one million u.s. jobs. we spoke to alibaba's vice chair to find out what a trade war would do to that pledge from the milken institute global conference in beverly hills, california. >> this will actually fill a lot of jobs in america if there is a trade war because the tit-for-tat trade tactics will really cause a retaliation. and in fact, in china, they have just put on tariffs on soybeans . it is going to hurt american farmers. i think we are in the context where we are seeing a huge market in china. and it is kind of ironic that the u.s. administration is putting on a trade war right now because there are a lot of consumers in china, 300 million. president xi jinping last year in davos said that china would import $8 trillion worth of goods over the next five years. -- war of the trade door they put the gates down because of retaliation, this will hurt everybody, and it will close off a lot of opportunities fo

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.atching "daybreak asia ." >> north korea is preparing to enjoy its main nuclear testing sites, even as president trump raised doubts about the historic summit. selected media have been traveling to the base to witness the event, although independent nuclear inspectors have not been invited. seoul and washington interpret the destruction of the site a sign of good faith. >> we have made zero concessions to chairman kim to date, and we have no intentions of doing so. > >> the latest fed minutes say it warrants another rate hike soon, and they welcome a modest overshoot of the 2% inflation target. the fed is on track to raise interest rates next month, but officials remain reluctant to declare victory on achieving their inflation goal on a sustainable basis. and toyota fell on news the trump administration is considering slapping tariffs on imported vehicles. 25% is reportedly under discussion. the plan is said to be in its early stages and likely to face significant opposition. global ne

when you look -- in hong kong. some tightening of macro prudential regulations could be increasing the risk profile. >> it is hard to group emerging markets together. there are some big differences across emerging markets. there are some that are vulnerable on my watchlist. at the same time, the book of emerging markets are a much finer condition than they have been in the past. a number of emerging markets have adopted more prudential policies. a number have tried to cut down on their credit account deficit. when the u.s. started to discuss tapering, a number of emerging markets, which had told her abilities than, average -- haverabilities then, reduced them. some of the risk that banks used to take by borrowing in dollars-ish shifting to the -- dollars is shifting to the private sector. more countries have put on macro -- companies can borrow in foreign currency and borrowing directly from corporate bond markets. so you see a shift of risk away from banks to individual companies in the corporate bond market. the

we will see them seek approval from the hong kong authorities.or june seven, that is the hope to get the approval. if they do, they hope to start pricing the share offering by the end of june. that is what we have been hearing. what they want to do, they are acting to raise about $10 billion u.s. from this listing. they are looking at a valuation of around $60 billion. their fortunes have gone up and down, so they are accompanied we will be watching ahead. they had a strong 2017, founded by a serial entrepreneur. they also make robotics and other smart devices. they started to open up stores beyond china as well, opening one up in paris. this is a company very closely watched, and they will be meeting millionaires from the employees and the company when they list. they are hoping to start pricing it the end of next month. a great deal of anticipation for that one. tom mackenzie in beijing. let's get you a quick update on the markets as we get underway this monday morning. new zealand, trading underway. pretty mixed picture going into the asian op

we want to head to hong kong and bloomberg's correspondent stephen engle.nder of xiaomi was once hailed as the next steve jobs, then things went south. what is driving this turnaround? was in equitable success story when it was founded in 2010. i remember interviewing the cofounder, one of the first foreign journalists to get a look in this booming company. we had no idea it would become this large. they were a victim of their own success. in late june, something of a rockstar, being compared to steve jobs. he said he was more like jeff bezos. either way, they have an overaggressive expansion plan. they really expanded very fast. -- cheaperpetitive and theyrs came along, lost their way in little bit. growth went down into the single digits. late june growth has turned things around of this ipo, which could be listed in hong kong this year. as well, upper end recapturing some of the blistering growth they saw in the early days. emily: how does this set up the hong kong market to challenge new york as ipo came, -- ipo king, or queen? stephen: hong kong did no

i'm yvonne in hong kong. in new york. the two leading figures giving their views. one expressed consensus for gradual rises this year. the other arguing for none at all. kathleen hays is here to go through this all. let's start with jim. with everyone on the fmc, everyone is saying i can he say it's that she says not. kathleen: we had the good fortune -- he says not. kathleen: with the good fortune of talking him and, ramy, he made so many points clearly. italy and theut crisis on how it is affecting. i think it is interesting that the rise of europe -- eurocentric parties is an issue the fed will take on board. when asked about trade, he did not seem to be worried about trade yet. let's listen and hear why. >> everyone is talking about how the trade talks might trade world trade arrangements. however, the proof in the pudding, it comes down to what is actually agreed upon as far as trade arrangements and i'm not sure that all of that -- all that much is going to change. kathleen: we will see what is in trump's trade putt

i'm yvonne man in hong kong.rk.etty that's had that to the global china summit in beijing worst stephen engle is standing by with the ceo of singapore's biggest property developer or an exclusive interview. steve. you i was going to be busy. i am back already here at the j.p. morgan global china summit and our guest. thank you so much for joining us. is your pulse check on the chinese property market? much of the real estate is under management. parties in the property curves are affecting the market? -- how do you think the property curves are affecting the market? >> it refers to the residential property market. stephen: and you are heavily into retail. we do quite a bit of residential. we also look at integrated development, and we also have a very significant presence in china. 48 percent retail, 27% residential, 17% commercial, 8% serviced apartments. >> you have got it. stephen: i did my research. what areas would you want to expand? >> we looked at integrated development and residential and commercial trad

well joining us now from hong kong is jim mcafee head of asia extreme research at nomura securities thanks very much for being with us so a lot of anticipation over this north-south summit. what are the benefits of this for the north particularly on the economic front and why are they doing this now i think the reason they're doing it now is that since we've had the recent we do ship in korea from two thousand and one we had not much engagement with the rest of the world apart from a meeting in beijing about a month ago i think the priorities of north korea may be changing it may be shifting towards economic development and for that reason in case of with neighboring countries makes a great deal of sense is there also a sense that the that the continued sanctions are are starting to bite now in north korea or they are beginning to bite and i think be mindful that north korea historically has depended on subsidies from russia and china and those subsidies were largely withdrawn back in the early one nine hundred ninety s. and since then north korea has had to engage in some form of communic

lnahee chen joining us in hong kong.atch us live and see past interviews on the interactive tv function on tv go. you can also got into the securities and fountains we talk about. plus, the composite conversation. you can send us messages. this is for bloomberg subscribers only. check it out at tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: that is about it for daybreak are freely this morning. yvonne and dave coming up with daybreak asia. watching?at are we this fallout from italy, of course. yvonne: fallout from italy, a lot of questions about em and japan as well. we have a great guest. paul joining us from snp. economist,ourse, the one of the big global ones we have been talking to about what is to come when it comes to em, also with what is going on in italy. he says it is actually quite significant and perhaps has a whif about we saw during the european sovereign also with what is going on in debt crisis in 2011 and 2012. dave, you're watching a lot about what is going on on the italy front. david: absolutely. we are in for

waiting for the trading day to kickoff in hong kong.t is a public holiday in korea and the territory. this cut in import taxes for vehicles, emerging market risks in the form of turkey. haidi: markets adrift. we seem to have this eternal struggle between do we look at the negative, president trump sang this north korea summit may or may not happen, or the positive, which seems to be extending this goodwill between washington and beijing, a combing of trade norms. we are 30 minutes away from the opening in china and hong kong. in the meantime, singapore, taiwan, malaysia online now. ,> looking like a mixed picture stocks in singapore and malaysia under pressure ahead of inflation data. we will get a gauge of how much the rise in oil prices have afflicted inflation. is up ahead of industrial output. investors contend with geopolitical worries, although some of that may be easing as kospi is up .3%. we are watching tsmc as it is said to have started mass production of next gen processors. japanese stocks under pressure as the yen is holdin

here in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia."ok mixed despite a surge on wall street. the dollar on the retreat as well. crude climbs to the highest since november 2014. and i am in new york where it is just after 8:00 p.m. on this monday. the white house omentum holding with trade talks. a mixed reaction. thehyundai shelves the organization plan in what is seen as a domestic victory for activist investors. yvonne: it looks like we are set for a mixed open here. a lot of questions remain, what it means when it comes to the dollar trade. we had the 2018 highs this week and last week. we have really broken the downward trend we saw for much of last year. take a look at the rsi indicator, it feels like the dollar-yen is feeling the overbought territory. but a lot are saying that it is dollar is like catching a knife in the moment. betty: it does feel like that. manyr we have heard from of our guest saying it looks like the emerging markets can withstand a strengthening dollar. although maybe less so in latin america. goldve seen inv

that is wednesday's trading session per right now in hong kong, we are seeing losses down 1.6%. we will talk you through the losses later. let's get stuck in with the electric car maker, tesla. its vehicles may not burn any fuel, but the company is burning through cash at an alarming rate — $6500 a minute, according to bloomberg. that's beginning to try the patience of once loyal investors. on wednesday, elon musk, its chief executive, promised that the firm will finally be profitable in the second half of this year, despite another quarter of huge losses. that show you some numbers. —— let's. tesla lost almost $710 million between january and march this year. that was its worst ever quarterly loss, and well over twice as much as this time last year. it has also been pouring money into the model 3 — its first truly mass market car. that is paying off though, total car production is up 40% this year. but tesla still has hundreds of thousands of customers waiting. and this chart shows you how tesla's cash flow since the start of the decade has barely been out of the red, but the c

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. the first word news with courtney collins. >> malaysian prime minister mahathir says he hopes to be sworn in thursday after leading the opposition to a historic victory. -- he hasalliance promised to stand down and install jailed former leader as prime minister after anwar is released. >> he will be released in june, i think. pardon.work for his [indiscernible] he will have to stand for election in order to become a member of parliament. at&t andies including korea aerospace are under scrutiny after claims they put money into the account of donald trump's lawyer and longtime fixer michael cohen. this was in a dossier released by the lawyer for foreign actress stormy daniels. firm's paid money to trump for how to address health care matters. senate committee she does not believe torture works and would not carry out any presidential orders she believed were immoral. following the 9/11 acts, gina theyl fran a prison where were water boarded. tonever, ever take cia back an interrogation

some cop -- hong kong and south korea are out of action.e could see asian markets taking another step -- china taking another step away from the one child policy. the bloomberg dollar index is losing a little bit of ground. a slew of insurance coming through treasury markets. minutes from the fed and the ecb this week add another dimension for conversations. pompeo, talking tough when it comes to iran. we will see big voices in the energy markets at the forum tak ing to the stage, including vladimir putin. manus: breaking news coming through. sparees nbd said to buy unit -- turkish unit at $3.2 billion. emirates nbd finishing off a deal with the turkish assets. $3.2 billion. the consideration is under a mechanism. and will assume the debt see consideration a couple of other lines coming through to be serabank's turkish unit -- unit.rabank's turkish surging.ebt is borrowing costs are surging to the highest level since 2015. we understand what could be the plan from the new populist government. they could be sort of the bonds in the bond mark