The S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.1%, or 91 points, to 8,507.9 by mid afternoon, approaching its all-time high of 8,532.3, as nine of eleven sectors advanced. Investors welcomed a pause in U.S. tariff discussions, with President Donald Trump shifting focus to Middle East policy.
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Stocks were mixed and benchmark Treasury yields slid overnight as disappointing earnings from Google and mixed economic data counterbalanced easing jitters of a spreading global trade war.
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Australian Shares Rise as Mining Stocks Gain on China’s Tariff Response
Australian shares advanced on Wednesday as China’s measured response to U.S. tariffs lifted mining stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6%, or 47.6 points, to 8421.6 by mid afternoon, recovering from recent declines. The All Ordinaries Index rose 0.7%, with nine of the 11 sectors trading higher.
This week’s dramatic tariff announcements targeting Canada, Mexico, and China bear all the hallmarks of Donald Trump’s signature negotiation playbook. The former president’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, along with 10% on Chinese imports, perfectly demonstrates the negotiation tactics he outlined in his 1987 bestseller.
Stocks traded higher overnight as investors digested the easing of Trump threats that investors thought could start a trade war between China and and a slew of quarterly corporate earnings.
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Palantir Technologies jumped 22% after reported upbeat guidance and better than expected fourth-quarter results
Stocks finished lower overnight, but well above Asian session lows after President Donald Trump’s decision to pause tariffs on Mexico eased fears somewhat about the economic impact of a bruising global trade war.
