Asian stocks posted their biggest jump in more than two years as global financial markets rebounded after US President Donald Trump paused most of his sweeping reciprocal tariffs. Treasuries rallied after a tumultuous session. Trump announced a 90-day pause on the new tariffs that hit dozens of trading partners Wednesday. However, he raised duties on China to 125%. That came after the Asian nation retaliated and said it will raise levies on US goods to 84%. We get some perspective from Chi Lo, Senior Market Strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management. Stateside - Trump’s pledge to pause those tariffs ignited the biggest burst of buying Wall Street has seen since 2008. After narrowly avoiding a bear market, the S&P 500 staged a historic bounce from a selloff that wiped out trillions from global share prices amid the specter of a full-blown trade war that fueled fears of a US recession. The equity benchmark soared 9.5%, the most since the global financial crisis, while the Nasdaq 100 surged 12% as euphoria gripped markets after four days of bruising, high-volume trading. Nearly every stock in major gauges rose. We break down the day's price action with Rebecca Walser, President at Walser Wealth Management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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