Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, with shares of major automakers gaining amid hopes for more U.S. tariff exemptions that could ease the impact of tougher trade barriers.

Asia-Pacific stocks mixed on Thursday, following an overnight sell-off on Wall Street sparked by Fed Chair Powell’s warning that trade tensions Confusion arose after a White House statement

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, as investors cautiously welcomed tariff talks between the U.S. and Japan on the final trading day of the week, recovering some ground after sharp losses in the previous session.