Equities kicked off Monday strong after a fresh round of tariff threats over the weekend. The S&P 500 gained 0.17%, closing within 0.2% several points of its all-time high, set on Thursday. The Dow rose 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.27%.

The main U.S. equity indexes opened lower but crept higher Monday, rising above more threats from the White House about tariffs and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Investors, traders, speculators and President Donald Trump remain wary about the "injustices of global trade" and interest rates ahead of Tuesday's release of fresh consumer price data.