Tim Cook’s direct line to Trump is good news for tech, Ark’s Cathie Wood says

The Trump administration is due to release, this week, its list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with new tariffs as the president steps up hit trade war rhetoric. He hinted that the trade talk planned for the next month in Washington could be called off. And as trade tensions worsen, Chinese policymakers are holding back from unleashing monetary stimulus. The PBOC has signaled that the targeted approach to shoring up growth will continue.

Oil prices are down in early trade, as rising U.S crude inventories and weak economic data from China erased some of the sharp gains from Tuesday's 4.7 per cent surge. To review the global oil markets and the impact on Nigeria's oil and gas space, Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani, Senior Vice President and Head of Energy and Natural Resources at FBNQuest Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the mounting signs of an economic slowdown and escalation of the U.S-China trade war have caused global oil demand to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis of 2008. To discuss these stories and the implication for Nigeria, Uchenna Minnis, Chief market Analyst at Eagle Global Markets joins CNBC Africa for more.

Cathie Wood, Ark Investment Management chief executive officer, discusses the impact of the trade war on Apple Inc. with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."

The World Bank says agricultural prices are expected to fall 2.6 per cent this year on average, amid ample stocks but foresees a 1.7 per cent rise in 2020 on expected cuts in U.S. crop plantings and higher costs of energy and fertilizers. For a focus on the global commodities market, Damilola Akinbami, Head of Research at Financial Derivatives joins CNBC Africa for more.

Jonathan Cornish, head of Asia Pacific bank ratings at Fitch Ratings, discusses the U.S.-China trade war and its impact on Chinese and Asian banks. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”

In this edition of "Options Insight," Tribeca Trade Group's Christian Fromhertz discusses the volatility in equities and his investment strategy with Bloomberg's Luke Kawa on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."

Costco Wholesale Corp.’s first outlet in China opened on Tuesday and was soon overrun with customers willing to fight over discounted products and wait hours to pay for their purchases. The frenzy at Costco’s store comes at a time when the U.S. and China are locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war that shows no signs of abating and is making American firms wary of investing in the largest Asian economy.

Christopher Smart, Barings Investment Institute head, discusses the impact of the China-U.S. trade war on markets. He speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."

James Athey, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments, discusses how bond and equity markets are pricing in trade tension and examines all-time lows in 10-Year yields across Europe. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali said he hasn't seen any impact yet from trade disputes or Brexit on wealthy consumers. "We try to be prudent and balanced, in terms of the presences of the different markets," Domenicali told Bloomberg TV's Matt Miller at the Frankfurt Auto Show on Tuesday.

President Trump is betting he can stay on their good side despite launching a trade war that has cut them off from one of their most important export markets. He has billions of reasons to believe that. You can read the whole story in the latest edition of Bloomberg Businessweek.