In a moment of cautious optimism, U.S. markets began the day with a muted rally, buoyed by cooling inflation and the ever-theatrical rhythms of Trump-era geopolitics. A softer-than-expected Consumer Price Index reading lent Wall Street a sense of temporary calm, while investors resumed their uneasy waltz with a familiar, if no less erratic, political narrative.

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Markets, like people, are creatures of mood. On Tuesday morning, they woke with a mix of apprehension and hope, scanning for signals - from inflation data, central bankers, and the choreography of global diplomacy. A cooler-than-expected consumer price report offered some relief, while news of a fragile trade truce with China sent stocks into celebratory overdrive, even as bond markets quietly reminded us that in economics, every gift comes with conditions.

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Well, it finally happened: the world's two economic frenemies - America and China - have called a temporary timeout in their trade dispute. Both sides have agreed to ease off their tariff trigger fingers for 90 days. According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, neither side wants to “decouple” - which, in diplomatic speak, translates roughly to: "Look, we may fight like cats in a burlap sack, but divorce is expensive."

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