U.S. equity futures moved higher in early Wednesday trading, while Treasury yields and the dollar held steady, as investors looked to a key inflation reading that could provide and early indication to the impact of President Donald Trump's trade and tariff policies.

The trend in inflation didn’t get any worse in February - in fact it got better - but price pressures are likely to linger for some time. How come? president Trump's tariffs or threatened tariffs have disrupted supply chains,

Consumer prices likely rose 2.9% in the 12 months through February, according to surveyed economists. Core prices, which strip out volatile food and energy, are forecast to have risen 3.2%. With that in mind,