Stocks Soar After Strong Demand in Treasury Auction and Tariff PausePosted on April 9, 2025 Wall Street surged Wednesday after a blowout 10-year Treasury auction helped calm fears of a financial crisis, delivering a sharp rebuke to doomsayers who predicted foreign investors would flee American assets in protest of President Donald Trump’s trade agenda, and President Trump announced a pause in tariff hikes on some countries. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP