ASX recovers $116bn in best day since June 2020
Technology and mining stocks lead surge on local bourse. US futures point down after Wall Street’s historic session as Chinese leaders meet to respond to Trump’s 125 per cent hit.
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ASX 200 now in correction as $57bn wiped out
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RBA holds rates ahead of Trump’s day of reckoning
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$42bn loss: ASX 200 smashed on tariff fears
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