ASX 200: Australian stock market bounces back despite tariff threats after worst session in five years

Fund managers say they are looking for signs of truce in looming trade war between US and China as market climbs 1.5%Election 2025 live update: Australia’s federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastInvestors have piled back into Australian shares, even as a showdown looms between the US and China in a tariff battle that threatens to paralyse global trade.The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.5% in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, erasing some of the steep losses suffered a day earlier when the share market recorded its worst session in five years.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

ASX 200: Australian stock market bounces back despite tariff threats after worst session in five years

Fund managers say they are looking for signs of truce in looming trade war between US and China as market climbs 1.5%

Investors have piled back into Australian shares, even as a showdown looms between the US and China in a tariff battle that threatens to paralyse global trade.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.5% in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, erasing some of the steep losses suffered a day earlier when the share market recorded its worst session in five years.

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