September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.09%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.05% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as investors await key U.S. economic data, especially the inflation report, and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Financial markets found some reassurance in renewed diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with Trump and Putin preparing to meet in Alaska on Friday. The weekend saw intense diplomacy between U.S., Ukrainian, and European officials, including meetings in the U.K. with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Still, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has maintained his refusal to cede territory occupied by Russia.
