 A U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after remarks from Federal Reserve officials helped calm inflation worries, while a recent deep in bond yields supported NASDAQ futures climb for a third straight session. Federal Vice-Chair Richard Clarida downplayed the effects of higher price pressures on Tuesday, voicing faith in the Central Bank's ability to engineer a soft landing if prices continue to escalate beyond what is expected. Fears of rising inflation have weighed on Wall Street's main indexes this month, with most analysts expecting a jump in borrowing costs in the short term as the economy reopens. The U.S. Personal Consumption Report, the Fed's rather favorite inflation gauge, is due on Thursday. The yield on the benchmark, a 10-year treasury note, U.S. YT, stood at 1.5672 after scaling a more than one month high earlier in May. Higher yields pressure valuations for tech and other growth stocks, whose future cash flows are discounted at higher rates.