UBS Head of APAC Product Mgmt Niall MacLeod, who is the curator overseeing the UBS Asian Investment Conference, discusses key take-aways from the event and client sentiment. He speaks with David Ingles and Annabelle Droulers on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg) from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/4Izy2jB

With just hours left on the clock, advisers for BHP Group and Anglo American Plc were still struggling to find a breakthrough to salvage BHP’s ambitious $49 billion takeover plan. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/Cimro4q

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects the Bank of Thailand to start easing monetary policy in the first-half of 2025 instead of the second-half this year, as the government’s plan to spend more to support economic growth lowers pressure on the central bank to cut rates. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/tdvCyWS

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to prioritize youth employment and direct more resources to job creation, bolstering expectations for reforms in that sector at a key policy conclave in July. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/kifT6Et

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP lost five Chinese clients in May alone, adding to a list of more than a dozen firms its stopped auditing in the country in the last two years. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/v5ijUH2

Vietnam’s headline inflation quickened to the highest in 16 months, a reading that’s likely to add pressure on the central bank to tighten monetary policy. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/lTwJW8k

Edmund Koh, Asia Pacific President at UBS, discusses the bank’s business strategy in the region. He speaks with David Ingles from the sidelines of the “UBS Asian Investment Conference” on “Daybreak Asia”. (Source: Bloomberg) from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/BR57c1E

Chinese silver imports could surge in coming weeks, as traders take advantage of a jump in demand that’s taken prices well above the international market. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/mcSGDVg

Mongolia’s prime minister defended changes to the country’s mining laws after foreign investors raised concerns they could deter investment in its large reserves of critical minerals, including those used in electric vehicle batteries and other new energy technologies. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/tKfMmSE

The yen has weakened about 9% against the euro so far this year providing a potential earnings boost for Japanese companies with significant sales in Europe. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/aDsvRn2