Overview

• S&P 500 futures ticked up less than 0.1% on Sunday as the index sits within 3% of its February record high following a second straight weekly gain.
• U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to resume trade negotiations in London on Monday after agreeing last month in Geneva to pause their tariff escalations.
• The Labor Department will publish the consumer price index on Wednesday and the producer price index on Friday, offering fresh insight into tariff-driven inflation trends.
• The Federal Reserve is holding off on rate cuts until it sees clearer evidence of how existing tariffs are flowing through consumer and producer prices.
• Communication services led last week’s sector gains while consumer staples lagged and small-cap stocks extended their rebound.