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SPY•Economic data and Fed outlook
On the data front, U.S. private payrolls growth slowed in July, as per the ADP national employment report. The data was the second in a string of reports on the labor market this week before Friday's government payrolls report.
Separately, the Institute for Supply Management said its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index inched up to 54.1 last month from 54.0 in June, below the 54.5 estimate of economists polled by Reuters but above the 50 threshold that signals growth.
Data has largely reflected a stable labor market, but the war with Iran that began at the end of February has kept concerns about price pressures and the Fed's response to it as a primary concern among investors.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with CNBC that he believed now is the time to start slowly moving interest rates higher. Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly are scheduled to speak later in the day.
