US tariff de-escalation talk helps Aussie shares higher

Australian shares have continued higher, tracking with Wall Street as temperatures cool around US tariff policy and threats to depose a central bank leader. The S&P/ASX200 sprung into the green after the opening bell and rose 45.4 points, or 0.57 by noon, to 7965.9, as the broader All Ordinaries gained 48.3 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 8174.4. The continued rise came after a solid US session with the S&P500 up 1.79 per cent, the tech-heavy Nasdaq closing 2.61 per cent higher and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 1.22 per cent. “US equities finished higher overnight on optimism surrounding…