# Trading Day: Boom! Trump tariff pause sparks monster rally

> President Trump announced a pause on tariffs, triggering a sharp rally in equities and the Australian dollar. A $39 billion 10-year Treasury auction drew solid demand, with a high allocation to indirect bidders often seen as a proxy for foreign central banks.

- Date: 2025-04-09 · published 2025-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8769-trading-day-boom-trump-tariff-pause-sparks-monster-rally
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A tariff pause lowers near-term trade-war risk for export-oriented commodities and lifts risk appetite, which can support currencies like the Aussie and firm demand expectations for US farm exports. The effect on feed grain and oilseed prices is indirect and depends on whether the pause holds.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-05-25 | [Trump delays EU tariffs until July 9, European markets rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24903-trump-delays-eu-tariffs-until-july-9-european-markets-rally.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-08-02 | [Yen surges after Trump trade salvo wipes out dollar rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57809-yen-surges-after-trump-trade-salvo-wipes-out-dollar-rally.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2025-02-02 | [Dollar lower after U.S. tariffs on Mexico paused for a month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26268-dollar-lower-after-u-s-tariffs-on-mexico-paused-for-a-month.md) | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-01-21 | [Trump to hold off on tariffs, report says, easing trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12678-trump-to-hold-off-on-tariffs-report-says-easing-trade-war-fears.md) | -1.1% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2019-08-01 | [Dollar falls against yen after Trump whacks China with more tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57813-dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-trading-day-graphics-2025-04-09/

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