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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stock futures were higher Monday, as investors digested an inflation report out of China and awaited U.S. economic data and earnings.
A report Monday showed that inflation in China slowed in September. Chinese consumers paid 1.9% more for goods in September than they did a year earlier, the government's National Bureau of Statistics reported. That's down from a 2% increase in August.
Asian markets ended mixed. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.3%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was little changes, and Japan's Nikkei ticked up 0.5%.
Meanwhile, European stocks moved higher in morning trading. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.6%, the DAX in Germany added 0.8% and France's CAC 40 rose 1.3%.
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In the United States, investors kicked off the week with quarterly results from Citigroup (C, Fortune 500). The bank reported third-quarter earnings before the opening bell that topped analyst forecasts. Shares rose about 2% in premarket trading.
On the economic front, reports on retail sales, manufacturing and business inventories are on tap for the morning.
Retail sales are expected to have increased 0.7% in September, according to analysts polled by Briefing.com. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's monthly Empire State Manufacturing Index is expected to improve slightly from the previous month, and business inventories are expected to increase.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech in Tokyo on Sunday defending the U.S. central bank. He insisted that the Fed's actions haven't hindered economic growth in developing countries, contrary to criticism in the international community.
Related: Bernanke answers Fed's global critics
U.S. stocks took a beating last week, capping a down week with modest declines Friday, as investors turned cautious ahead of an onslaught of corporate results and economic data. For the week, the Dow lost more than 2% -- the biggest weekly decline since June 1. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffered similar declines.
Companies: Sprint Nextel (S, Fortune 500) said early Monday that it reached an agreement to sell a 70% stake to Japan's SoftBank for $20.1 billion. Shares of Sprint edged up 2% in premarket trading, pulling back from gains of as much as 8%.
Media conglomerate Gannett (GCI, Fortune 500) and brokerage Charles Schwab (SCHW, Fortune 500) are also scheduled to report quarterly results Monday. Results are due later in the week from companies including Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500), IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) and Intel (INTC, Fortune 500).
Currencies and commodities: The dollar fell against the euro, but rose slightly against the British pound and Japanese yen.
Oil for November delivery rose 15 cents to $92.01 a barrel.
Gold futures for December delivery dropped $10 to $1,749.70 an ounce.
Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury fell, pushing the yield up to 1.68% from 1.66% late Friday.
First Published: October 15, 2012: 6:43 AM ET
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