
Asian stocks rocketed Thursday as investors breathed a huge sigh of relief after Donald Trump announced a pause on crippling tariffs on US partners, with Chinese markets even brushing off his decision to ramp up duties on Beijing to 125 percent.
Equities surged across the board, tracking a blistering performance on Wall Street, after the US president said he would delay for 90 days measures announced last week that set off a firestorm on trading floors and sparked warnings of a global recession.