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US president Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2025. —AFP photo.

US tariffs exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies on Monday from Asia to Wall Street but failed to settle nerves over a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned would have ‘no winner.’

Wall Street was buoyant, with the Dow Jones index rising 1 per cent shortly after the opening and the S&P 500 up 1.45 per cent. This followed boosts on Asian and European markets.