Markets live: ASX to rise, Wall Street surges on Donald Trump's EU tariff delay
The Australian share market is set to rise ahead of the latest ABS inflation figures and a likely interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Wall Street surged on US President Donald Trump's decision to delay a proposed tariff hike on European Union imports.
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