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US futures tread water with Nvidia, rate cuts in focus:?US stock futures stalled on Tuesday, with the Dow looking to hold onto an all-time high as investors trod carefully on the eve of Nvidia's (NVDA) potentially market-moving earnings report.

?Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) traded around the flatline, after the blue-chip benchmark?eked out a record close?to start the week. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) also changed a little, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) nudged up roughly 0.2% on the heels of closing losses for both gauges.

US home prices hit a record high in June:? US home prices started the summer at a record high while the pace of price increases moderated in June. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index increased 0.2% over the prior month in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, less than the 0.3% rise seen in May but marking a fifth-straight monthly increase and an all-time high for the index. On an annual basis, prices nationally rose 5.4%, less than the 5.9% jump seen in May.

ECB’s Knot wants more data to take vie on September rate cut:?European Central Bank?Governing Council member Klaas Knot?said he’s awaiting more information before deciding on whether to support an interest-rate cut next month.?

?Questioned in Rotterdam on his outlook for monetary policy, the hawkish Dutch central bank head said he favors gradual easing so long as inflation stays on track to return to the 2% goal next year. However, he declined to give a view on the upcoming gathering on Sept. 12.