U.S. stock futures were subdued on Thursday after the previous day's inflation shock as investors awaited PPI data to gauge the central bank's interest-rate trajectory, while the prospect of Russia-Ukraine peace talks spurred some risk-taking.

U.S. stock futures were sliding Tuesday after President Donald Trump set into motion a plan to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Trump signed dual executive orders for steel and aluminum levies that he said on Monday were “the beginning of making America rich again.

S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.33%, andMarch Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.44% this morning as investors digested another round of tariffs introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump and looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony as well as Wednesday’s release of a key U.

U.S. stock index futures declined Monday evening after President Donald Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, fueling investor caution ahead of key inflation data.