US equities were higher in Wednesday trading as stocks ended near best levels, with the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq closing up 53bps, 32bps, and 25bps respectively. Fed seemingly the biggest story amid shifting headlines about Trump's readiness to fire Chair Powell. Mixed takeaways from bank earnings with a higher bar still seen as an overhang, though macro signaling has remained upbeat. June core PPI, PPI ex-food, energy, and trade, and headline all unchanged m/m, coming in cooler than expected.