Signal versus noise
• Holding on. Yesterdays tariff headlines didn’t trigger a lasting market impact. Equities pushed higher, bond yields consolidated, & AUD rebounded.• Macro impulses. In addition to tariff news markets will be focused on Fed Chair Powell’s testimony tonight. US Fed looks to be in no rush to cut again.• Tariff news. AUD outperformed overnight. There are indirect headwinds but AU’s export basket looks rather tariff-insulated. US runs a trade surplus with AU. Global Trends Markets look to have taken the latest US trade tariff news in their stride. As outlined yesterday, the US is reportedly set to impose 25% tariffs...