Stock-index futures remained lower, with S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq-100 contracts down around 0.4%, after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge proved in line with expectations. The personal-consumption expenditures,

Stock futures were little changed on Thursday, as investors await more clarity on U.S. trade policy. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back 38 points, or 0.09%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, alongside Nasdaq 100 futures.

U.S. stocks looked set to slip over the final trading session of May, with investors still uncertain about whether President Donald Trump will end up getting his way as he bids to reshape global trade.

President Donald Trump sent stock futures into negative territory instantly with a Truth Social rant about trade relations with China.

Futures for Canada's main stock index were subdued on Friday ahead of domestic GDP data, as investors assessed a U.S. appeals court's decision to undo a prior ruling that had blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

US stocks end little changed after Trump says China violated tariff terms. Administration maps new curbs. Investors shrug off cooler inflation data.

US stock futures edged lower as Wall Street absorbed a fresh wave of tariff uncertainty after a federal appeals court reinstated President Trump's global tariffs.