Nasdaq and S&P set for new highs on bank earnings and Fed comments

Wall Street stock indexes are expected to reach new highs on Wednesday, led by tech stocks, as markets feel more bullish thanks to Federal Reserve comments enabling trade tensions to be shrugged off. Nasdaq 100 futures were up almost 1%, while futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones are up 0.8% and 0.5%. The previous session saw the Dow close up 0.4%, while the S&P and Nasdaq ended…