wade gordon. this is -- wayne gordon. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back. watching "bloomberg markets: asia." let's check in on the market. some stress in japan. and the topix as up above 1%. again, gains in tokyo are in focus. the future in the u.s., a big week for data there. they are flat. stronger manufacturing data coming out toward the end of the day in the u.s. yesterday, with strength in the economy. let's move on the board and look at some of the southeast asian markets as well. the philippines have had a tough week. the gold story has come off a little bit. 1977 is what you are looking at. gold at potentially $3000 in the near future. in terms of silver, that is unfazed. crude is focused on the opec-plus and their decision to start pumping a little more oil and venturing into the demand picture. gainedper, dr. copper, 5% year to date, currently down 2/10 of 1%. we can get more on commodities and the fx markets with our next guest who recently lifted gold forecast to $2000 for the end of september and december. joining us is wayne gordon, executive