India, Aug. 19 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Tuesday, with stocks likely to extend the lackluster performance seen in the previous session.
Traders may remain reluctant to make significant moves ahead of some key economic events later in the week, including the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium that gets underway on Thursday.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the symposium on Friday, with his remarks potentially impacting the outlook for interest rates.
According to CME Group's FedWatch Tool, there is an 83.1 percent chance the Fed will lower interest rates by a qu...