Asian Shares Follow Wall Street Higher After Trump's Iran Shift

U.S. President Donald Trump postponed strikes against Iran's power plants for five days, citing 'productive conversations' with Tehran; the announcement lifted risk assets and Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher. The de-escalation is mildly positive for risk assets, likely easing near-term geopolitical risk and reducing pressure on energy markets and regional FX, warranting monitoring of oil prices and EM flows for secondary moves.

Analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump postponed strikes against Iran's power plants for five days, citing 'productive conversations' with Tehran; the announcement lifted risk assets and Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher. The de-escalation is mildly positive for risk assets, likely easing near-term geopolitical risk and reducing pressure on energy markets and regional FX, warranting monitoring of oil prices and EM flows for secondary moves.