Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed while other major indexes dipped Wednesday, as Wall Street awaited more key inflation data. Meanwhile, chip stock ASMLASML plunged on the stock market today after the company warned it couldn't guarantee growth in 2026 due to tariff uncertainty.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Trump’s threat of 30% tariffs on goods from the European Union would hit the German export industry “to the core,” and vowed to work toward a solution.