U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Tuesday morning.
Market focus is largely attuned to global trade developments, with five days to go before Washington is poised to impose even more tariffs on Chinese goods.The world's two largest economies have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of one another's goods since the start of 2018, battering financial markets and souring business and consumer sentiment.
, with policymakers at the U.S. central bank expected to hold interest rates steady at a two-day meeting set to conclude on Wednesday.On the data front, the National Federation of Independent Business survey for November will be released at 6 a.m. ET. Revised figures for third-quarter productivity and third-quarter unit labor costs will follow slightly later in the session.
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