This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. The Trump Administration agreed on a pause in its tariffs war with China over the weekend. For the next 90 days at least,

The negotiations mark a significant de-escalation in Trump’s global tariff offensive, which had sent US stocks tumbling as much as 15 per cent following Trump’s “liberation day” announcement. Trump had paused most of the so-called reciprocal tariffs a week after they were announced,

Investors were feeling a lot calmer on Monday after the U.S. and China brokered a deal to slash tariffs on each other's goods for the next 90 days. The Cboe Volatility Index, which tracks S&P 500 options contracts and trades under the ticker VIX,