Asia Equities Gain, Trump Slams NATO Allies

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.

Asian equities rose while oil edged lower, suggesting investors are trying to look past near-term geopolitical uncertainty and find a measure of stability in markets. We speak to Lianting Tu, Managing Editor for Asia Equities.

Plus - US President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to recruit partners for the war with Iran and scolded allies who openly rejected his appeals, even as he repeated claims the conflict would end soon. The US and Israel nonetheless kept up their attacks with little clarity on when operations would end, with Israel saying it had killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight operation. Trump threatened to expand strikes on Kharg Island, Iran's main export hub, while Gulf countries continued to face attacks from Iran-sent drones. We heard from Fred Fleitz, America First Policy Institute Vice Chair of American Security. He spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

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