U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Thursday, as results from Taiwan's TSMC failed to shake investors from their cautious mood following a rollercoaster session marked by concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence.

U.S. natural gas futures were higher for a third day with weather forecasts showing strong heat-driven demand for the second half of July.

Early trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed as markets shift their attention toward a deluge of corporate earnings reports.

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -European stocks were mixed on Wednesday and Wall Street futures were down as traders were cautious about signs of U.S. tariffs causing inflation. Wall Street markets fell late on Tuesday and U.

U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Wednesday after cooler-than-expected producer prices data for June reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates later

Dow Futures pointed to a mixed open on Wednesday, with investors waiting on key earnings reports from major banks and fresh data on wholesale inflation. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 17 points,

A healthy crop of earnings helped European stocks bust out of a four-day losing streak on Thursday, Wall Street was watching Netflix and the dollar bounced after U.S. President Donald Trump quashed talk he was about to fire Fed head Jerome Powell.

Ethereum’s institutional adoption is accelerating, with BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Coinbase, and Kraken all building directly on its rails.

Investors will keep a close watch on producer prices data, searching for signs of rising costs at the factory gate.

With the deadline for tariffs now moved to August 1, investors are pinning their hopes on negotiations to stave off an all-out trade war. "Market volatility is likely to pick up, but the latest development does not constitute an escalation in the trade war," UBS analysts said.

The major indexes remain at or near record highs while navigating a plethora of catalysts, including earnings, economic data, tariffs, and Trump-Powell drama.