US-China trade truce euphoria is giving way to worry over economic slowdown in the wait for the latest US consumer inflation report

Stock market futures fell early Tuesday ahead of the release of the April consumer price index (CPI) report, which is expected to show the first impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on inflation.

Stock futures were mixed Tuesday after kicking off the week with massive gains fueled by a de-escalation in the trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Monthly data for the consumer price index showed that prices rose 0.2% in April, which is what analysts on Wall Street had forecasted. That puts CPI at 2.3% year-over-year and core CPI at 2.8%. Bullish stock-index futures traders appeared pleased with the data.

Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading following a big rally, as investors look ahead to a key inflation report Tuesday morning. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 24 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both flat.

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