Investors begin the week of 11 August positioned for a raft of U.S. macro releases likely to determine the near-term path for interest-rate policy. Tuesday’s July Consumer Price Index is expected to show headline inflation edging up to 2.8% year on year, with core prices seen rising 0.3% on the month and 3.0% on the year. Producer-price data follow on Thursday, while July retail-sales figures and the University of Michigan’s consumer-sentiment survey round out the week on Friday. Five Federal Reserve officials are set to speak, giving markets further guidance on the probability of a September rate cut. The economic calendar coincides with a lighter stretch of second-quarter earnings. Roughly 5 percent of the S&P 500 have yet to report, led by Monday.com, AMC Entertainment and Plug Power on Monday; Sea Ltd. and Cava Group on Tuesday; Cisco Systems on Wednesday; and Applied Materials, JD.com and farm-equipment maker Deere on Thursday. Equity futures were slightly higher early Monday after the S&P 500’s 2.4 percent gain last week left global benchmarks within sight of record highs. Traders are also monitoring geopolitical risks, including a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday and the potential extension of a U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese goods.