Markets Head Toward Record Highs. Stock Futures Rise Ahead of CPI Inflation Report.

Stock futures were rising Friday as investors waited for monthly U.S. inflation data and weighed up a series of developments on the trade front. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged at 4%, gold futures slipped 0.9% to $4,109 an ounce, and the dollar was up 0.1% against a weighted basket of its peers. West Texas Intermediate crude prices fell 0.3% to $61.58 a barrel.