Solid results from Apple are buoying spirits, as investors brace for PCE inflation and weigh Trump's renewed tariff threat.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, driven by gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast and a reading of the U.S. central bank's favored inflation gauge which aligned with expectations that the Fed would keep borrowing costs steady.

Markets widely expect the central bank to hold its lending rate steady in its decision, expected at 2 p.m. ET.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after an earnings report from Apple impressed investors by showing strong growth in the consumer-tech giant's services business. Later, a reading from the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge,

Apple and other big U.S. companies reporting fatter profits than expected are helping Wall Street shave off more of its sharp losses from the start of the week on Friday.

US stocks gained steam on Thursday afternoon as investors digested megacap tech earnings and waited for Apple (AAPL) results for more clues on prospects for Big Tech. Right ahead of the closing bell,

Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday, led by gains in Apple following its upbeat results and on an in-line Federal Reserve-preferred inflation.

(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after Apple forecast strong sales growth, while investors awaited key inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's policy decisions.

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 31) on gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast, with an in-line reading for the Federal Reserve’s favoured inflation gauge keeping expectations about its interest-rate path unaffected.

Wall Street indices were set to open higher on Friday, buoyed by Apple's strong sales forecast and stable inflation readings. However, the market experienced volatility due to trade tensions and a decline in tech stocks,

Despite the currency market anxiety, stocks pushed higher - with index futures adding to Thursday's Wall Street gains as the world's most valuable company Apple rallied 4% ahead of today's bell. Apple's upbeat outlook overnight impressed even in the face of a slight quarterly earnings miss.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, driven by gains in Apple following a strong sales growth forecast, as investors focused on key inflation data expected later in the day that could influence the Federal Reserve's policy decisions.