Geopolitical and tech developments dominated the hour, headlined by a significant shift in trade policy as President Trump initiated new tariffs against 60 nations, alongside Sweden’s move to establish an intelligence agency specifically to monitor Russian leadership. Despite these tensions, market sentiment shows resilience, with futures trending upward as geopolitical anxiety regarding Iran subsides. Attention is now firmly fixed on upcoming earnings and high-stakes infrastructure plans in the tech sector, highlighted by reports that Nvidia is considering a $250 billion backstop for an OpenAI data center project.