Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures hold steady as Wall Street pins hopes on

US stock futures held steady as a weary Wall Street took comfort in signs that President Donald Trump could offer leeway ahead of the next major tariff deadline.

Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) flatlined. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) ticked up 0.1%.

Stocks have been rising since Trump indicated on Friday and then again on Monday that he might be “flexible” or offer countries “breaks” on reciprocal tariffs set to take effect April 2.

However, the market’s gains come after Wall Street has been rocked by more hawkish comments by Trump on new levies, including earlier this month when threats directed at the EU and Canada fueled a sell-off that pushed the S&P 500 into correction territory.

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Dollar Tree (DLTR) will report earnings on Wednesday, and Lululemon (LULU) will issue its results on Thursday. Retailers have become especially jittery about upcoming tariffs amid diving consumer sentiment, with some companies slashing their outlooks and others warning of supply issues.

Finally, on Friday, investors will get an important signal as to whether the Federal Reserve will stay on course to cut interest rates two more times this year with the release of February’s Personal Consumption Expenditures Index.