Stocks are poised to open higher Wednesday following news that the U.S. and China are scheduled to discuss trade, as investors digest a flurry of earnings reports and await the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

Futures rose as top Trump officials will meet with Chinese counterparts later this week. Palantir dived Tuesday while Robinhood climbed. Fed chief Jerome Powell looms.

US stocks jumped at the open Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that the US and China are set to start trade talks this weekend, even as traders awaited the Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day.