Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on August 24, 2026 in New York City.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesUSA Stock futures were little changed early Tuesday after the S&P 500 posted a losing session as investors turned cautious ahead of Nvidia earnings and a key inflation report due later this week. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were stable. S&P 500 futures rose 0.07%, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.2%. In regular trading, the S&P 500 fell 0.28% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.76% as declines in chip stocks and other technology names weighed on the broader market. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones gained 140.15 points, or 0.26%. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.27%, while the Topix added 0.41%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.44% and the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.26%. The Australian benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.53%. US bond yields fell after CNBC reported that the Treasury Department could use its $1 trillion General Account to finance its plans to increase government bond purchases. The 10-year US Treasury bond fell more than 3 basis points on the day to 4.7%. Investors were taking some risks off the table as they continued to digest last week’s pullback and prepare for Nvidia’s earnings this week. The chip giant’s quarterly report will be released Wednesday after the closing bell. Inflation is also a priority for traders, with the personal consumption expenditures price index due to be released on Wednesday. Another catalyst for stocks and the bond market looms on Friday: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is expected to give a speech at the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. His speech comes after the Treasury Department announced a plan to rein in long-term Treasury bond yields. “This week’s events combined with overbought conditions, seasonality and midterm elections are likely to accelerate stock market volatility,” said Doug Beath, global equity strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. “We continue to believe the backdrop for stocks remains positive: record corporate earnings driven by AI capital spending despite subdued consumer spending,” he added. “We recently raised our earnings targets for all major share classes except US small caps last week and continue to view any pullback as a buying opportunity.” On the earnings front, traders will be keeping an eye on earnings from Bank of Montreal and Dick’s Sporting Goods due before the bell on Tuesday. Intuit, Box and Zoom will deliver quarterly results after the market closes. Investors will also be watching consumer confidence data at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday for clues about whether consumer resilience is starting to crack and the impact on economic growth and the Federal Reserve’s path toward interest rates.
