Fed minutes are due, and top retailers will report earnings in the coming week. But the main attraction will be Jerome Powell's speech on Friday.

U.S. stock market futures leaned lower on Monday, as investors awaited the result from the visit of European leaders to the White House, as a pivotal Federal Reserve policy address loomed. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 28 points,

Global markets mostly rose and U.S. futures were up on continued hopes the Federal Reserve would cut rates next month.

On Aug. 11, 2025, Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures edge higher as investors eye record highs and key inflation data this week.

Stock futures were drifting higher as investors prepared for another week of slow August trading and for a White House visit by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The consumer price index for July will come out on Tuesday, and Wall Street expects a 0.2% monthly overall increase and a 0.3% uptick in the core CPI.

Gold futures in New York steadied as traders awaited clarification from the White House over its tariff policy, after a US government agency stunned the market last week by formally ruling that 100-ounce and one-kilogram bullion bars would be subject to duties.

Futures tracking Canada's main stock index dipped on Monday as investors reined in big bets ahead of a busy week featuring Ukraine peace talks, a key U.S. central bank conference and domestic inflation data.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants Federal Reserve officials to lower interest rates by half a percentage point at the September meeting.

Physical oil traders are increasingly turning to futures contracts that deliver supplies to the export hub of Houston, taking advantage of the US’s rising importance in global crude markets.

Stocks in Asia and oil prices edged lower on Tuesday before a key meeting of central bankers and as traders evaluated promising diplomatic signals toward ending hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.