Asia’s ‘Sell USA’ Moment, SpaceX Starship Destroyed, Rome’s 'Eighth King'

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) For decades, Asia’s export powerhouses had a simple financial strategy: Sell goods to the US, then invest the proceeds in American assets. (2) Investors are on tenterhooks Wednesday for an auction of 40-year Japanese government bonds as volatility in the nation’s yields continues to rumble through global debt markets. (3) President Donald Trump warned in a social media post Tuesday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire”, as the US weighs whether to target Moscow with additional sanctions over its long-range missile and drone barrage against Ukraine. (4) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged Poles to vote for the nationalist opposition candidate in Sunday’s presidential election, wading into a tightly-contested campaign that threatens to derail efforts to rebuild the country’s democratic institutions. (5) SpaceX’s colossal Starship rocket suffered a leak, tumbled out of control in space and disintegrated as it hurtled back to Earth during a test flight on Tuesday, in a third setback in a row for the Elon Musk-led company. (6) The UK government said it would cut back planning hurdles faced by smaller housebuilders, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to deliver on his target of building 1.5 million new homes. Podcast Conversation: Car Lovers' Best Advice for How to Plan the Perfect Summer Drive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.