Stocks were holding onto sizable gains Wednesday as many investors cheered the possibility trade talks between the United States might at least start. At the same time, President Trump's announcement he wouldn't try to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cheered the market,

The stock market’s recovery was derailed significantly, and Wall Street sentiment softened due to President Donald Trump’s repeated comments about the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He named him “Mr.

Wall Street responded positively to the de-escalation, with equity index futures surging nearly 2% when trading resumed on Tuesday evening. This came after President Donald Trump stepped back from his threats to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,