U.S. equity futures edged lower in early Thursday trading, while Treasury yields and the dollar bumped higher, as investors added the threat of a U.S. government shutdown to a growing list of concerns tied to the fate of the world's biggest economy.

Recession chatter is still making the rounds on Wall Street, but cooler inflation is quelling fears of a dire scenario for the Fed.

A critical inflation report in the coming week could further rattle an increasingly tumultuous U.S. stock market, with investors worried about an economic growth slowdown and President Donald Trump's tariffs.