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U.S. stock futures are in the green on Thursday night, following a rally during the regular session, powered by the strong earnings performance of chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.<\/strong> (NYSE:TSM).<\/p>\n The S&P 500 Futures<\/strong>\u00a0are up 0.15%, or 10.75 points, trading at 6,992.25, followed by\u00a0Nasdaq Futures<\/strong>\u00a0at 25,767.50, up 0.24%, or 63.25 points and finally\u00a0Dow Futures<\/strong>, trading at 49,667.00, up 0.06% or 28 points.<\/p>\n Silver prices witnessed a steep pullback on Thursday, after President Donald Trump<\/strong> opted to hold off on imposing tariffs on critical minerals, deciding to work with trading partners instead.<\/p>\n Don’t Miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n The precious metal dropped nearly 7% during the day, before mounting a recovery and currently trades 2.42% below its all-time high of $93.50 per ounce earlier this week, at $91.23. Silver, tracked by the iShares Silver Trust<\/strong> (NYSE:SLV) is still up nearly 17% over the past five days.<\/p>\n COMEX Silver March futures are down 1.21% on Thursday night, trading at $91.185 per ounce.<\/p>\n Asian markets opened lower on Friday, with Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225<\/strong> down 0.42%, trading at 53,881.66, with ecommerce and logistics stocks leading the decline.<\/p>\n See Also: Bezos’ Favorite Real Estate Platform Launches A Way To Ride The Ongoing Private Credit Boom<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n TSMC\u2019s strong fourth-quarter performance has led to a rally in other Asian chipmakers, with the Taiwan Weighted Index up 1.36% in early trade, at 31,229.18.<\/p>\n The U.S. Dollar Index<\/strong> (DXY) is flat, up just 0.02%, trading at $99.170 after Trump ruled out Fed Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s<\/strong> dismissal on Thursday.<\/p>\n Investors on Friday will be closely watching the earnings of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. <\/strong>(NYSE:PNC) and State Street Corp.<\/strong> (NYSE:STT), along with the speeches of Fed Presidents Susan Collins<\/strong> and Tom Barkin<\/strong>, followed by Vice Chair Philip Jefferson<\/strong> and Vice Chair for Bank Supervision Michelle Bowman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n