U.S. stock index futures were flat on Monday, with investors keeping an eye on the White House as well as the tension between the United States and North Korea – themes that have affected the market the most in the past two weeks.
* Wall Street ended lower on Friday following a White House-focused week that raised more questions about the Trump administration's ability to implement its pro-growth agenda.
* Those concerns led the S&P 500 to close roughly 1 percent below its 50-day moving average, the furthest below that key technical measure since mid-April, and the closest to its 200-day moving average since the election.
* President Donald Trump fired chief strategist Steve Bannon on Friday, known as an economic nationalist and an advocate of "America First" policies, in the latest shakeup of his administration.
* The news followed a series of White House-focused events, including Trump's disbanding of some business councils and speculation about the possible departure of National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn.
* While geopolitical tensions seem to have eased between the United States and North Korea, South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday.
* The U.S. stock market's steady rise, low long-term bond yields and a sagging dollar are girding the Federal Reserve's intent to raise interest rates again this year despite concerns about weak inflation, according to comments from Fed officials and analysts.
* Fed Chair Janet Yellen could shed more light on the Fed's position later this week at the annual get-together of top central bankers from around the world in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
* Among stock, Nike's shares were down 1.16 percent in premarket trading after Jefferies downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy" and cut its price target by $15 to $60.
* NYSE-listed shares of Fiat Chrysler were up 3.10 percent after China's Great Wall Motor said it was interested in bidding for the Italian-American carmaker.
Futures snapshot at 7:03 a.m. ET (1103 GMT):
* Dow e-minis were down 2 points, or 0.01 percent, with 22,964 contracts changing hands.
* S&P 500 e-minis were down 0.25 points, or 0.01 percent, with 173,703 contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 4.25 points, or 0.07 percent, on volume of 28,678 contracts.
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