Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato drew attention by mentioning that the country’s more than $1.1 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds could potentially be a “card on the table” in negotiations with Washington over Trump’s steep tariffs on autos and other imports.

Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, led by gains on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, as strong quarterly results from heavyweights Microsoft and Meta pointed to a resilient outlook for the technology sector.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if a bounce in big tech stocks can help the market extend its seven-session winning streak as traders also eye Apple and Amazon results.