Over in Australia, stocks have surged after an earlier crash brought about by Donald Trump's new tariffs.
The ASX climbed more than 6 percent in early trade, while on Wall Street the S&P 500 climbed 9.5 percent.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this has prompted calls from economic experts to cut the OCR ahead of the Reserve Bank's next meeting.
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