Asian shares advanced Tuesday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war, but the gains were tempered by uncertainties over the longer term, as analysts warned President Donald Trump’s policies could still quickly change.

Wall Street's three major indexes rallied sharply on Monday with the S&P 500 hitting its highest levels since early March as a U.S.-China agreement to temporarily slash tariffs brought some hopes for the easing of a global trade war,

The rally was spurred by a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market and resurgent hope for a ratcheting down in the U.S. trade showdown with China.

The S&P 500 was up 0.8 per cent in morning trade in New York after data showed US inflation unexpectedly fell to 2.3 per cent in April. The move extended the past month’s rebound and left the Wall Street benchmark 0.1 per cent higher in 2025.

Wall Street got its swagger back. Stocks staged a gravity-defying rebound to wipe out all losses from April’s tariff shock, Corporate America unleashed billions in pent-up bond sales and speculative assets from crypto to unprofitable tech companies surged.

The Australian sharemarket finished higher on Tuesday as cautious optimism returned after the world’s two largest economies agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to climb Wednesday, after Wall Street benchmarks mostly rose on easing U.S.-China trade tensions. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 is set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,365 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 38,300, against the index's last close of 38,183.26.

Two Wall Street firms raised their year-end targets for the S&P 500 as Trump's latest tariff delay cools recession fears.

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