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Asian stocks rise on easing tariff worries; dollar perks up

Simon Osuji by Simon Osuji
March 25, 2025
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SINGAPORE – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, taking cues from the Wall Street, as the prospect of narrower-than-feared U.S. tariffs boosted risk appetite, while the dollar hovered near three-week highs after upbeat economic data provided some comfort.

Investors have been focused on the impending reciprocal tariffs promised by U.S. President Donald Trump and its impact on the global economy as trade war fears grip markets.

Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks.

That was enough for investors to send U.S. stocks higher. The S&P 500 closed at its highest in over two weeks, while a rally in tech stocks led Nasdaq up over 2%.

Asian stock bourses joined in on Tuesday morning, with Japan’s Nikkei and stocks in Taiwan rising over 1%. European futures also pointed higher in early Asian hours.

“It seems we are getting a better picture for what these trade measures might be and if nothing else that’s bringing a little more certainty to the markets,” said Kyle Rodda, senior financial markets analyst at Capital.com.

Chinese stocks were a lot more subdued. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1%, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was little changed.

Analysts remained cautious and sceptical of the rally lasting long.

“The tone on trade may be softening, but policy risks remain elevated,” said Gary Dugan, chief executive officer at Global CIO Office. “The headwinds to the market are still very real.”

Kristina Clifton, an economist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said the markets have not priced enough bad news for the world economy from the upcoming tariff announcements.

“Bad news for the U.S. and global economies can ultimately support USD because of its safe haven status.”

The dollar hit a three-week high against the yen at 150.95, after jumping 0.9% in the previous session, while hovering at its strongest since March 6 at $1.0781 per euro after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data.

Data showed S&P Global’s flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, increased to 53.5 this month from 51.6 in February. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the private sector.

The PMI would suggest the economy was regaining speed after hitting a soft patch halfway through the first quarter. But so-called hard data, including retail sales and the employment report, have hinted at cracks in the foundation of the economy.

Investor attention will now be on the size of the reciprocal tariffs to be announced next week as well as which countries will be targeted by the Trump administration.

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday Asian hours after rising 1% in the previous session as investors weighed the impact of Trump’s announcment on social media of tariffs on countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela.

Brent crude futures were up 3 cents at $73.03. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1 cents to $69.12.

Gold was steady at $3,013.75 per ounce on easing worries over U.S. tariffs and after a Federal Reserve official signalled a cautious stance on interest rate cuts this year.

(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

Reuters



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