Wall Street on Thursday was off to the races after President Donald Trump exhorted traders to "go out and buy stock now" following the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and the United Kingdom - the first of its kind since Trump's imposition of sweeping reciprocal tariffs in April.

Wall Street is poised to open with gains as the Federal Reserve wraps up a two-day policy meeting where it will almost certainly leave interest rates unchanged despite pleas from President Donald Trump for a rate cut as he pursues a worldwide trade war.