Stock futures slip as U.S. and China agree to framework for future trade talks: Live updates

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Traders enactment connected the level astatine the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) successful New York City, U.S., March 19, 2025. 

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Stock futures slipped Wednesday arsenic investors aft China and the U.S. reached a commercialized argumentation consensus. They besides awaited the merchandise of May's user ostentation report.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 were disconnected 0.2%, portion Nasdaq 100 futures inched down 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures mislaid 66 points, oregon 0.2%.

U.S. and Chinese officials reached a statement connected trade aft a 2nd time of talks successful London. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said helium and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer volition instrumentality to Washington to "make definite President Trump approves" the framework.

As portion of the framework, China would o.k. the exports of uncommon world minerals. Meanwhile, the U.S. would rotation backmost income restrictions of precocious tech goods to China.

The discussions are a cardinal absorption for investors that stay jittery toward immoderate jolts connected commercialized policy. Both China and the U.S. antecedently agreed to temporarily little precocious tariffs connected 1 another successful May, though a afloat ironed-out statement has yet to materialize.

Stocks roseate Tuesday arsenic traders grew optimistic that a woody would beryllium reached. But "oine cardinal interest is that the Trump administration, buoyed by the marketplace rebound, whitethorn resume assertive tariff rhetoric—potentially triggering renewed retaliation from China and Europe, arsenic seen earlier this year," Deutsche Bank main economist David Folkerts-Landau said successful a Tuesday note.

"At the aforesaid time, rising long-end enslaved yields are amplifying fiscal concerns globally, peculiarly fixed plans for expanded deficits crossed aggregate large economies," helium added. "With respective countries already connected unsustainable indebtedness paths, the events of 2025 whitethorn person accelerated an inevitable reckoning."

Investors volition get further penetration into the U.S. system connected Wednesday greeting arsenic the Bureau of Labor Statistics rolls retired May's speechmaking of the consumer terms index. Economists polled by Dow Jones telephone for a 0.2% month-over-month increase, portion header CPI is anticipated to person grown 2.4% from 12 months earlier. A blistery study could spook investors who are already connected borderline implicit inflationary pressures.

"Ultimately this study is not expected to origin immoderate important changes to the Fed's existent hold and spot attack erstwhile it comes to mounting rates," said Sam Millette, manager of fixed income astatine Commonwealth Financial Network. "With that being said, we'll person to hold and spot if the study shows the anticipated humble emergence successful terms unit that's expected oregon if determination are immoderate surprises successful store for investors."

—CNBC's Evelyn Cheng contributed reporting.

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U.S. and China officials scope a commercialized consensus

Representatives of the U.S. and China arrived astatine a statement connected commercialized aft a 2nd time of talks successful London, according to an NBC transcript.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that helium and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer would instrumentality to Washington to "make definite President Trump approves" of the framework.

U.S. banal futures were small changed pursuing the development. S&P 500 futures, Nasdaq 100 futures and Dow futures were each down astir 0.1% each.

Read much from CNBC's Evelyn Cheng connected the latest surrounding the commercialized talks here.

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Check retired immoderate of the companies making headlines successful extended trading.

  • Dave & Buster's — Stock successful the arcade and edifice institution gained much than 9% aft Dave & Buster's reaffirmed its full-year guidance. Executives besides pointing to encouraging information truthful acold successful June
  • GitLab — The bundle banal pulled backmost 13% aft the little extremity of GitLab's second-quarter outlook missed expert estimates for some net and revenue. GitLab's first-quarter results surpassed expert expectations connected the apical and bottommost line.
  • GameStop — Shares pulled backmost astir 5% aft first-quarter gross missed expert estimates. GameStop notched gross of $732.4 million, portion analysts polled by FactSet forecast $750 million.

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Stock futures are small changed

Stock futures were small changed connected Tuesday, with investors looking for much advancement connected commercialized argumentation arsenic talks betwixt the U.S. and China continue.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 24 points, oregon 0.06%. S&P 500 futures mislaid 0.07%, portion Nasdaq 100 futures pulled backmost 0.04%.

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