US stock futures drifted higher despite January’s hot inflation report, which dashed Wall Street’s hopes of an interest rate cut anytime soon. Dow Jones futures (YM=F) drifted 0.1%, whereas Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) rose 0.2%, and futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) fluttered 0.2%. January’s inflation report showed consumer prices rose more than forecast