US stock futures edged up as President Trump announced a trade deal with Japan and Wall Street readied for Tesla (TSLA) and Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.

Japanese automaker's shares led a surge in the Nikkei share average on Wednesday, while bonds slid after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Tokyo.

Asian shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs.

In tandem with a presidential speech on Wednesday, the Trump administration is set to roll out its “AI Action Plan,” and new executive orders on AI are expected.

Shares of crypto-linked companies jumped on Monday, as ether prices scaled their highest this year after President Donald Trump signed into law a bill regulating stablecoins in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act governing stablecoins into law on Friday, July 18, 2025, marking the first time a major piece of crypto legislation became a law in the U.S. Lawmakers and crypto industry executives all attended the roughly hour-long ceremony,