WEBVTT - Dollar Dips After Fed Nomination; Modi, Lula Speak Amid Tariff Concerns

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Bloomberg Daybreak Asia Podcast. I'm Charlie pellat

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<v Speaker 2>Doug Prisoners Off. This week coming up, we'll get the

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<v Speaker 2>latest on the trade front when we hear from Inu

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<v Speaker 2>Manak Fellow at the Council on Farm Relations. But we

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<v Speaker 2>begin this morning with markets. The dollar slip for a

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<v Speaker 2>six consecutive session Friday, poised for its longest losing streak

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<v Speaker 2>since March of twenty twenty four. That's after President Trump

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<v Speaker 2>tapped Council of Economic Advisor's chair Stephen Myron to serve

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<v Speaker 2>as a Federal Reserve governor. Earlier in the date, Myron

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<v Speaker 2>threw his support behind Governor Christopher Waller to succeed FED

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<v Speaker 2>Chair Jerome Powell. Both have echoed Trump's call for lower

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<v Speaker 2>interest rates. For more, we heard from Ivyng, chief investment

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<v Speaker 2>officer for the APACK at DWS. She spoke with Bloomberg's

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<v Speaker 2>Heidi Stroud Watts and Paul Allen.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd be great to have you here. I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to get your thoughts there on this movement at the

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<v Speaker 3>FED and you governor potentially for a few months at least.

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<v Speaker 3>In Stephen Myyron, he'll of course just be one voice

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<v Speaker 3>in the room. But Chris Waller is chair. How does

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<v Speaker 3>that sound?

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<v Speaker 4>I see instead of commenting on like a people movement,

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<v Speaker 4>we're more focused on the data itself because on last Friday,

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<v Speaker 4>labor market data is clearly showing the weakness of the

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<v Speaker 4>labor market, and we really look at the Federal Reserve

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<v Speaker 4>there that two key mandate they look at is one

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<v Speaker 4>is invasion. Of course, invasion data is going to move

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<v Speaker 4>higher with the tariff that we're seeing on the market,

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<v Speaker 4>but the labor market witness anyway, the federal re civical

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<v Speaker 4>for more than dovis stent. So if we look at

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<v Speaker 4>next showmans, we still believe that there will before weights

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<v Speaker 4>cut on the table.

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<v Speaker 3>The people in the room, though, do make a difference.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean both Stephen Myron and Chris Waller, you probably

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<v Speaker 3>describe them as duves. More likely the ease in twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty six.

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<v Speaker 4>Make it easy and easier for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>So where do you see the cash right hitting in

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<v Speaker 3>the US next year?

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<v Speaker 4>We're saying about like there would be like a four

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<v Speaker 4>weight each of them about twenty five business point like,

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<v Speaker 4>so that having more doel federal reserve governor on the

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<v Speaker 4>table is definitely better, But idea like the federalism is

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<v Speaker 4>still more data. Jifferins. So we focus a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>on the economic datas does.

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<v Speaker 1>That return the idea of sort of American exceptionalism in

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<v Speaker 1>US assets or is that still a quandary as long

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<v Speaker 1>as the trade uncertainty continues.

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<v Speaker 4>I think like that still depends on like what is

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<v Speaker 4>the data looking at, like when you talk about US exceptionalism. Like,

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<v Speaker 4>so we look at the economic side, look at the

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<v Speaker 4>corporate earning size, but if you compare about in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of the economic growth that we are seeing in US

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<v Speaker 4>in this year, yes, is still higher than eurosoon, but

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<v Speaker 4>if you look at the next year, based on our

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<v Speaker 4>in house reield erosome, we'll be able to deliver higher

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<v Speaker 4>GDB growth than US pretty much Giffern by the physical

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<v Speaker 4>stimulus that Germany is going to put on the and

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<v Speaker 4>this from the macro perspective, even from the corporate earning perspective, Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>US in the second quarter is still deliver excellence results

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<v Speaker 4>that we are seeing in the market, particularly driven by

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<v Speaker 4>the or the tech company. But if you look at

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<v Speaker 4>in the Europe company like for the next year, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>not saying about there would be delivered higher earning than

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<v Speaker 4>the US company. At least the gap we are seeing

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<v Speaker 4>between this two region is going to be narrowing. So

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<v Speaker 4>is US still leading the market itself? There were still

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<v Speaker 4>majority of the part of the market, but in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of incremental money, we believe that there will be some

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<v Speaker 4>incremental money. Thinking about on top of US, where would

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<v Speaker 4>be a better place to put in when the difference

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<v Speaker 4>between US and other region kind of narrative.

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<v Speaker 1>And you do you think Europe still has further to run,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe more selective? What about in Asia as well?

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<v Speaker 2>Asia?

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<v Speaker 4>We actually we like Japan, like I guess it's like

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<v Speaker 4>a pre controversy, like we actually particularly like the Japan

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<v Speaker 4>like property segments, maybe market we think about if we

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<v Speaker 4>are expecting about two ways high coming in the bog like,

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<v Speaker 4>why would we actually like the property seven is cell

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<v Speaker 4>And the actually market share price is kind of revetting

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<v Speaker 4>it right now if you look at Japan property particular

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<v Speaker 4>on Japan, jbets is currently trading about fifteen percent discount

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<v Speaker 4>to the NAV versus historical average, the Setter Journey ten

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<v Speaker 4>percent premium. That's pretty much because of the macro impact

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not here to call about like we are done

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<v Speaker 4>with the weight hike in Japan that we're definitely not

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<v Speaker 4>putting in this case. In fact, our in house we're

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<v Speaker 4>thinking about there is two more weight hike coming in

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<v Speaker 4>Japan in the next trow months that we are seeing.

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<v Speaker 4>The key part is that when you look at close

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<v Speaker 4>the global market, which markets still give you a decent

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<v Speaker 4>spread between like the property and OIU versus like the

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<v Speaker 4>that cosse even you're take into account of the way

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<v Speaker 4>time we are putting in, there is still a decent

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<v Speaker 4>spread in the Japan market is cell So like that's

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<v Speaker 4>just the key part. And then we look at all

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<v Speaker 4>the fundamental data, be it office, be logistic like a multifamily,

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<v Speaker 4>all the setter isself due to the construction shortage we

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<v Speaker 4>are facing right now in Japan because of the aging population,

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<v Speaker 4>the demand suppie story is actually quite attractive. And not

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<v Speaker 4>to even touch on the like corporate actions that we're

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<v Speaker 4>seeing a class or the whole Japan. If you look

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<v Speaker 4>at this particular setter with a jay with if the

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<v Speaker 4>buy back a month in twenty twenty four, it's already

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<v Speaker 4>higher than the last ten year aggregated number of the

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<v Speaker 4>buy back a month, So like this setter is actually

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<v Speaker 4>paid pretty well with like all the thematic we're talking

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<v Speaker 4>about in Japan.

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<v Speaker 3>And how about some of those really trade exposed sectors

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<v Speaker 3>of Japan's equity market. So what's you view on that?

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<v Speaker 3>And do you see that trade uncertainty now receding or

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<v Speaker 3>is it just evolving?

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's like it's depends on where is the

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<v Speaker 4>expectations like compared with like on liberation day. Right now

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<v Speaker 4>it's like basically receding a little bit, but like in

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<v Speaker 4>terms of before the liberation date, it's like definitely all

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<v Speaker 4>the export focused company like a trade related company that

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<v Speaker 4>we're still getting affected. But like it's also set up

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<v Speaker 4>by set because since I was touching on the property

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<v Speaker 4>one logistic was the one people kind of say, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>does it affected by the trade because there's more related

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<v Speaker 4>to the tariff matter. But if you look at Japan

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<v Speaker 4>just etcetera, particular for the property funds, it's more focusing

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<v Speaker 4>on the domestic consumptions instead of external one. So that

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<v Speaker 4>CETA itself is actually relatively immal.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel about China because there's relative calm

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<v Speaker 1>and it's fully expected that probably that trade truth will continue.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yes, I think China isself like in terms of

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<v Speaker 4>the tariff impact, like it's actually not really a key

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<v Speaker 4>focus on the market, I would say because if you

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<v Speaker 4>look at between Trump one and Trump two, given like

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<v Speaker 4>the amount exported to the US is actually reducing, and

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<v Speaker 4>also the export to US as a percent of China

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<v Speaker 4>GDP is also below three percent. At this moment, it's

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<v Speaker 4>still a news headline people focusing on, but a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of focus actually have been focusing on the domestic consumption

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<v Speaker 4>part Like it's a domestic consumption it's really getting better.

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<v Speaker 4>Like of course a lot of driver is regarding the

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<v Speaker 4>trading policy, consumer stimulus, but we did see that recently

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<v Speaker 4>we're in between of the result season in like Hong

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<v Speaker 4>Kong China. For some company with more exposure in the

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<v Speaker 4>China retail market, they actually say that it's more a

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<v Speaker 4>bot based recovery they're seeing, not on that particular semon,

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<v Speaker 4>not the particular on high end or like a Circle

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<v Speaker 4>Star that is very popular. But this is what they're

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<v Speaker 4>saying is like they see the bottoming, they see that

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<v Speaker 4>it's a bot based recovery over there.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean in a PAC chief in investment officer at DWS.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Daybreak Asia podcast. I'm Charlie Palatine.

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<v Speaker 2>This week for Doug Chrisner. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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<v Speaker 2>spoke with Brazil's President Lola Thursday about strengthening trade ties

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<v Speaker 2>amid rising US tariffs. Earlier this week, President Trump hit

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<v Speaker 2>India with fifty percent tariffs to penalize it for its

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<v Speaker 2>trade barriers and purchases of Russian oil. Modi is also

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<v Speaker 2>expected to visit China later this month for a summit

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<v Speaker 2>with President Ji Jinping, his first trip there in seven years.

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<v Speaker 2>For more on the tariff story, we heard from Inu Manak,

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<v Speaker 2>fellow for Trade Policy at the Council on Forim Relations.

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<v Speaker 2>She spoke with Bloomberg's Heidi Stroud Watts and Paul.

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<v Speaker 1>Allen and a great to agree with us. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is another example of President Trump sort of trying to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve his foreign policy goals through trade policy. Right, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think it will be successful? Given that we know

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<v Speaker 1>for India the issue of purchasing Russian crud is really

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<v Speaker 1>a deeply structural one for its economy.

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<v Speaker 5>This is going to be a very difficult negotiation with

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<v Speaker 5>India and the use of tariffs as a tool for

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<v Speaker 5>all sorts of foreign policy objectives has been sort of

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<v Speaker 5>the method for President Trump. Now with India, what we're

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<v Speaker 5>looking at is the potential for these tariffs to go

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<v Speaker 5>into place on August twenty seventh, and that would be

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<v Speaker 5>bringing it to about a fifty percent rate. That's an

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<v Speaker 5>enormous amount of taxes that we would apply to Indian

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<v Speaker 5>imports coming in.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 5>Some of the products that we're most concerned about, like pharmaceuticals,

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<v Speaker 5>electronics would not be affected yet, but there's a chance

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<v Speaker 5>that all of this will be ratcheted up as well

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<v Speaker 5>in due course, making this a very challenging negotiation that

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<v Speaker 5>will likely have to be extended.

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<v Speaker 1>What does it mean for India that has sort of

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<v Speaker 1>in recent years become the rising counter an ally to

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<v Speaker 1>the US against China, right because China also has Russian

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<v Speaker 1>crew purchases. But those negation negotiations kind of just keep

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<v Speaker 1>getting extended, and we're seeing the likes of traditional US

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<v Speaker 1>allies as well, like South Korea, Japan, the Philippines really

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<v Speaker 1>struggling to get to a point where they can get

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<v Speaker 1>a compromise with the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>One of the odd things that we've seen during this

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<v Speaker 5>administration has been the fact that traditional allies have been

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<v Speaker 5>treated more like adversaries, and our adversaries have seeningly had

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<v Speaker 5>an easier time dealing with the US president. So this

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<v Speaker 5>is a very odd time and one where there is

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<v Speaker 5>a shift in policy that is noticeable. We saw during

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<v Speaker 5>the Biden years there was a lot of courting of India,

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<v Speaker 5>trying to get India as a bulwark against China on

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<v Speaker 5>the US side to adopt some US policies towards China

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<v Speaker 5>that were similar. But what we see here is some

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<v Speaker 5>sort of transactional deal making that President Trump hopes to

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<v Speaker 5>achieve through these tactics, but it's not really clear that

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<v Speaker 5>this will pay off. And in the meantime, we see

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<v Speaker 5>India reaching out to others at Brazil like China, and

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<v Speaker 5>that could actually threaten long term US objectives.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, again, to your point on timing, that timing is interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>Nurentromodi's going to be meeting Lula to Silva first visit

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<v Speaker 3>to China in seven years. The timing is coincidental, but

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<v Speaker 3>India of course has a long long history of non alignment.

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<v Speaker 3>To these meetings to some degree help India position for

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<v Speaker 3>life outside of the US fere.

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<v Speaker 5>In many ways, that's the trajectory that India was taking

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<v Speaker 5>for a long time, and only more recently have we

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<v Speaker 5>seen this pivot whereby India is looking to strengthen its

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<v Speaker 5>ties with the United States in a more productive fashion

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<v Speaker 5>and to pivot away from some of those relationships. But

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<v Speaker 5>I think President Trump has has made pretty clear that

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<v Speaker 5>he is opposed to the bricks countries, including India, from

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<v Speaker 5>taking on any sort of counter to US power across

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<v Speaker 5>the world or setting up a currency, for example, that

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<v Speaker 5>would be a bricks currency. So I think what we're

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<v Speaker 5>seeing is sort of the bricks countries again sort of

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<v Speaker 5>aligning a little bit on some of these issues, and

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<v Speaker 5>perhaps that could lead to a little bit of pressure

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<v Speaker 5>on the United States to change course in its current policy.

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<v Speaker 3>And we heard from Narentromodia moment ago. I mean he

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<v Speaker 3>vowed to protect Indian farmers at all costs. I mean domestically, politically,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a lot on the line for Prime Minister Modi here,

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<v Speaker 3>isn't that oh absolute?

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<v Speaker 5>You know, India is one of the toughest negotiators you'll

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<v Speaker 5>ever sit across from They have been persistent in maintaining

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<v Speaker 5>fairly high levels of protection on many markets, and their

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<v Speaker 5>tariffs remain fairly high, and India has not been willing

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<v Speaker 5>to back down on that for a very long time.

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<v Speaker 5>So I think for the Trump administration, this is an

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<v Speaker 5>attempt to sort of force India to make those systemic

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<v Speaker 5>changes that have been a problematic for quite a long time.

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<v Speaker 5>And I'm not quite sure that India is going to

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<v Speaker 5>cave across the board and all these things. But as

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<v Speaker 5>we've seen with the deals that have come out so far,

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<v Speaker 5>there are certain carrots that have been given in order

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<v Speaker 5>to lower these terraf rates, and other countries have been

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<v Speaker 5>willing to give something back to the United States, whether

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<v Speaker 5>it's in investments or in reducing some targeted terror farrier.

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<v Speaker 5>So I can imagine that India could strike some sort

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<v Speaker 5>of deal that still maintains quite high levels of protection

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<v Speaker 5>and yet gives the United States something that it can

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<v Speaker 5>live with.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see sort of fundamental changes when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to realignment of strategic relationships within Asia, particularly pertaining to

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<v Speaker 1>the global self. We've seen efforts by beajing or ready

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. Do you think some of these changes

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<v Speaker 1>and sort of re alliances, if you will, might be

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<v Speaker 1>longer lasting than just this US administration.

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<v Speaker 5>It's entirely possible that we could see global realignment of

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of different economic and diplomatic relationships as a

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<v Speaker 5>result of the Trump administration's tariff policy. You know, we're

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<v Speaker 5>already starting to see trade patterns begin to shift. We're

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<v Speaker 5>seeing some partners of the United States look for other

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<v Speaker 5>markets to diversify their exports, and so I think that

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<v Speaker 5>that could lead to more permanent changes the longer that

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<v Speaker 5>this goes on. Now, of course, there could be a

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<v Speaker 5>reversal in the future. The courts are reviewing the current

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<v Speaker 5>tariffs that have been put in place, and then that

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<v Speaker 5>could overturn some of these tariffs. Could still come back

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<v Speaker 5>in terms of other statutes and laws that the president

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<v Speaker 5>could use to enact additional tariffs. So I think that

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<v Speaker 5>for the remainder of President Trump's time in office, this

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<v Speaker 5>is going to be a rocky couple of years, and

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<v Speaker 5>allies are going to have to weigh whether or not

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<v Speaker 5>they're going to wait out any substantive change in US

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<v Speaker 5>policy before they make substantive shifts in.

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<v Speaker 3>Their own all right in my nec fellow for Trade

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<v Speaker 3>Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening to today's episode of the Bloomberg Daybreak

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<v Speaker 2>Asia Edition podcast. Each weekday, we look at the story

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<v Speaker 2>shaping markets, finance, and geopolitics in the Asia Pacific. You

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<v Speaker 2>can find us on Apple, Spotify, the Bloomberg Podcast YouTube channel,

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<v Speaker 2>insight on the market moves from Hong Kong to Singapore

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<v Speaker 2>and Australia. I'm Doug Prisoner and this is Bloomberg