Futures mixed as investors await more data, comments from Fed officials

By Shubham Batra and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – Wall Street index futures were subdued on Monday ahead of comments from Federal Reserve officials including Chair Jerome Powell, while investors looked forward to more economic data this week to gauge the central bank’s interest-rate outlook. Powell and Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Hasker will speak at a roundtable discussion, due 11 a.m. ET, with local employers and small business owners on efforts to grow the economy. Later in the day, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester will speak on the outlook for the U.S. economy. All three major…

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