Major stock indexes edged higher Monday to kick off what will be an extraordinarily busy week of news for financial markets.

Stocks rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan, lifting hope for further agreements being made.

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading as the stock market braces for the Fed's latest rate decision, Big Tech earnings, and the results of President Donald Trump's trade talks with China.

Investors kick off a hectic week with stocks moving mostly lower after a U.S.-European Union trade deal, with a Fed meeting, jobs data and a deluge of corporate earnings on deck.

The Dow over the past six months has lagged the S&P 500 by about 12 percentage points. The average trailing six-month spread over the past 10 years is just nine-tenths of a percentage point.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open to start the week Monday after the U.S. and the European Union struck a trade deal. But gains have been fading through the monring. Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +0.

The S&P 500 is set to score a record finish every day of this past week while the Dow has yet to return to record territory in 2025.

U.S. stock markets ended Friday on a high note, capping a strong week fueled by upbeat corporate earnings and encouraging trade news. The S&P 500 gained 0.40% to close at a new record high of 6,388.64,