U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves for a pivotal week dominated by the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy decision and fresh U.S.-China trade headlines. At 06:05 ET (10:05 GMT)<\/strong>, Dow Jones Futures<\/strong> added 5 points (0.1%)<\/strong>, S&P 500 Futures<\/strong> gained 14 points (0.2%)<\/strong>, while Nasdaq 100 Futures<\/strong> rose 70 points (0.3%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cautious optimism followed Monday\u2019s session, when both the S&P 500<\/strong> and NASDAQ Composite<\/strong> closed at record highs, with the S&P breaking above the 6,600 level<\/strong> for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Markets remain firmly focused on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)<\/strong> meeting, which begins Tuesday and concludes on Wednesday. Investors broadly expect a 25 basis-point cut<\/strong>, with futures pricing in near certainty of the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attention will be centered on the Fed\u2019s statement and updated economic projections<\/strong>, as traders seek clarity on whether this reduction marks the start of a sustained easing cycle or a one-off adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding to the cautious tone, U.S. retail sales data for August<\/strong> will be released later Tuesday. Economists forecast a 0.2% monthly increase<\/strong>, slowing from 0.5% in July<\/strong>. With signs of a cooling labor market and weakening consumer sentiment, the data could offer further insight into household resilience against tariff-driven inflation risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sentiment was buoyed by renewed optimism over U.S.-China trade negotiations<\/strong> in Madrid. Reports suggested progress had been made, including a tentative framework agreement over the ownership of TikTok<\/strong>, with a call between President Trump<\/strong> and President Xi Jinping<\/strong> scheduled for later in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These developments injected fresh risk appetite into markets, although investors remain cautious given the history of volatility surrounding trade talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several corporate announcements added to market dynamics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n With U.S. indices at record highs, this week\u2019s trading is set to be defined by the Fed\u2019s decision<\/strong>, retail sales performance, and ongoing geopolitical and trade developments. While optimism over monetary easing is supporting equities, lingering risks from tariffs, labor market softening, and corporate restructuring could inject volatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wall Street Extends Gains into New Week U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves for a pivotal week dominated by the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy decision and fresh U.S.-China trade headlines. At 06:05 ET (10:05 GMT), Dow Jones Futures added 5 points (0.1%), S&P 500 Futures gained 14 points (0.2%), while Nasdaq …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":53440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-global-stock-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118865,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118864\/revisions\/118865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fed Meeting in Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
U.S.-China Trade Talks Provide Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Corporate Developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Market Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n