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The discussions, led by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, are expected to cover a wide range of US complaints about China's trade practices, Reuters reports.

The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday held its key interest in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% and confirmed inflation is near its 2% target.

Some home prices in the border city of Dandong, China have doubled since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing in March, according to state-run outlet Global Times.

Peter Cecchini, chief market strategist and head of equity derivatives at Cantor Fitzgerald, told Business Insider traders are disproportionately focused on one market catalyst that's overshadowing other important drivers.

The electric-car maker reported an adjusted loss of $3.35 a share on revenue of $3.41 billion, and said it aimed to achieve profitability and a positive cash flow by the third and fourth quarters.

The streaming-music company posted a loss of 1.01 euros ($1.21) a share, missing the Wall Street consensus of a 0.23 euro loss by a wide margin.

Suzanne Greco, who is the sister of the chain's late co-founder, Fred DeLuca, announced Wednesday she is retiring as CEO. Subway lost more than 900 US locations last year and another 500 are expected to close in 2018.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng (-1.34%) lagged in Asia and Germany's DAX (-0.33%) trails in Europe. The S&P 500 is set to open little changed near 2,635.

DowDuPont, Ferrari, and the New York Times report ahead of the opening bell while Activision Blizzard, GoPro, Shake Shack, and Wingstop release their quarterly results after markets close.

Initial claims and the trade balance will both be released at 8:30 a.m. ET before Markit US Services PMI crosses the wires at 9:45 a.m. ET. Data concludes at 10 a.m. ET with ISM nonmanufacturing, durable goods, and factory orders. The US 10-year yield is down 2 basis points at 2.95%.