Stocks Climb Before the Open After Fed Decision, Apple Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.58%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.77% this morning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared to rule out the possibility of further interest-rate hikes, while investors looked ahead to a new round of U.S. economic data and an earnings report from tech giant Apple.