(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, in a firm start to a potentially eventful week, as investors await remarks from a slate of Federal Reserve policymakers and weigh the threat of a government shutdown.

The in-line inflation print on Friday helped keep rate cut bets alive, helping the three major indexes to notch up gains even as they posted losses for the week.

At 04:57 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 169 points, or 0.36%, U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were up 34.3 points, or 0.51%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 166 points, or 0.67%.

Attention is now riveted on a standoff between Republicans and Democrats over funding that has raised the prospect of a shutdown beginning Wednesday, the first day of the U.S. government’s 2026 fiscal year.

“If there is a shutdown, and the Bureau of

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