Nvidia earnings on deck as U.S. stock futures drift near flat before inflation data

U.S. stock futures hovered near flat ahead of the core PCE inflation release and Nvidia’s earnings, with Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures showing muted moves as investors await the data and the AI-chip maker’s results after the bell; economists expect core PCE at 3.3% and attention remains on the Fed’s policy path and Jackson Hole remarks.