jacob parker from the u.s.iness council will be joining us to talk more about what comes next. the market open, coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ iran: it is 8 a.m. hong kong, we're live from bloomberg's headquarters. the markets are poised for gains in sydney and tokyo as trade tensions ease. well. under pressure as a run rejecting the potential opec output compromise ahead of friday's meeting in vienna. ramy: and from bloomberg's global headquarters, i am ramy inocencio you in new york where it is just past 8 p.m. on a tuesday. we hear exclusively from our next guest as he builds a case for a second straight hike in the philippines. and with kim jong-un back in beijing, we look at his wall as a bargaining chip with china's disputes against the united states. ♪ at yvonne: we have a better set up here for asia than we saw yesterday ramy, that we are seeing different market reactions. the u.s. taking the trade tensions and dried and asia particularly perhaps more exposed to the attention. we will see how things

i want sta thank jacob soboroff who has done some of the most important reporting during the trump administration. ashley parker, you, too, thank you for spending time with us. both of you come back if anything dramatic happens in this hour. you never know. we'll be right back. inds? or plan for tomorrow? at kpmg, we believe success requires both. with our broad range of services and industry expertise, kpmg can help you anticipate tomorrow and deliver today. kpmg. >>> how do you justify this policy? >> it's zero tolerance. i don't think you have to justify it. it's a crime to come across illegally and children get separated. i hate to say it that's the law and he's enforcing the law. >> ay-ay-ay. nearly 200 minors a day are being detained in the united states. many fleeing unsafe homes. many of them ripped from their parents. and steve bannon who says he speaks for the president's base says there's nothing to justify. joining our conversation now, heidi, national political reporter for nbc news. heidi, what are you picking up from your sources about the ripple effects? we made a list and it took us 1 1/2 secon

jacob soboroff. guys, stick with us if you can. i want to bring in some of the trump white house reporters that we talk to on all sorts of issues. ashley parker is with us. betsy woodruff is with us. jonathan lhnathan lemire has ju us. i believe the thing donald trump fears most is appearing weak which is why he's always defaulted to the hardest line position on anything. when we were talking about terrorism, he was saying we should bomb the families of terrorism. when we asked him about abortion, he said women should be punished for abortion. muslims should be banned from entering the country. we need to build a wall to keep mexicans out and build a wall or separate families to make immigrants not come across the border. he always defaults toward the hardest line position because he thinks that's what makes him look strong because the hardest line position was what got him the loudest cheers. we heard him say it just a moment ago in the white house when he was meeting with those lawmakers. he said i don't want to look weak. i'd rather look strong. it's weak to allow people to come over the border and keep them together and allow a catch-and-