The consumer price data on Wednesday will offer signs on whether the U.S. economy is on track for a so-called soft landing, where the Fed is able to bring down inflation without badly damaging growth. Shares of Boeing BA.N rose 1% after the White House said that Vietnam Airlines' HVN.HM deal to buy 50 737 Max jets from the planemaker is worth $7.8 billion. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms PDD Holdings PDD.O, Xpeng XPEV.N, Baidu BIDU.O rose between 2.1% and 4.6%, while the iShares China Large-Cap ETF FXI.N gained 1.5%.