US stock futures were flat on Monday as easing US-China trade tensions offered some relief, with investors turning their focus to major earnings reports and key inflation data later this week. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet in coming days to help defuse tensions, ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi later this month. Attention will also center on quarterly results from Netflix, Coca-Cola, Tesla, IBM, and Intel, as the ongoing data blackout from the government shutdown pushes markets to seek corporate signals. Meanwhile, the September CPI report due Friday is expected to show inflation remains elevated. Last week, major indexes swung sharply amid renewed trade worries, stress in regional banks, and profit-taking in AI-related shares.