U.S. stock futures point slightly higher as investors digest tariffs developments while watching for bank earnings; China raises its tariffs on the U.S. to 125%; JPMorgan Chase (JPM) shares rise in premarket trading as the bank reports better-than-expected results; gold futures hit a record high as investors seek safety amid stock market volatility; and wholesale inflation is expected to have ticked higher in March while consume🌌r sentiment is forecast to have fallen again. Here's what investors need to know today.

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2. China🐈 Hikes Tariffs on US to 125% in Latest Tit-for-Tat

China announced it would 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:hike tariffs on the U.S. to 125% Friday, a day after President Donald Trump said that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made goods would be raised to reach the level of 145%. China said it wouldn't raise tariffs on the U.S. any further, arguing that the current levels effectively price U.S. goods out of Chinese markets. The Stoxx Europe🍌 600 index is edging lower as markets digest the news. Asian shares closed before China's lates☂t move, with Japan's Nikkei ending down 3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 1.1%.

3. JPMorgan Results Top Estimates; Dimon Warns of 'Considerable Turbulence'

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4. Gold H🧜its Another Record High as Investors Seek Safe Haꦉvens

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Wholesale inflation is expected to have risen in March when the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Producer Price Index (PPI) data is released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires forecast that wholesaler prices were 0.2% higher than in February, when 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:levels were unchanged month-over-month. Investors are also watching Friday's preliminary Michigan consumer sentiment survey for April, which economists expect will 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:show another decline when it is released at 10 a.m. ET.