For now, investors were just relieved that major tariffs had not already been introduced and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.
Asia share markets crept higher on Monday as Hong Kong's tech sector stole the limelight, while upbeat Japanese economic growth contrasted with a weak US retail sales report to lift the yen on the dollar.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index has also been attracting global funds having climbed for eight straight weeks to be up 8 per cent since the turn of the year.
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