US equity futures were mixed after the best session since April as markets await
a key inflation report that could pave the way for a Fed rate hike next month.
S&P 500 futures were up just under 0.1%; Nasdaq-100 futures fell about 0.4%. WTI
crude slid roughly 2% to around $85/bl, its weakest since late August. Sevens
Report founder Tom Essaye said recent Fed comments offset oil’s continued
decline ahead of today’s CPI release.