Stocks looked set to slide on Monday, as investors waited to see if a slew of speeches by Federal Reserve governors would bolster the market’s hopes for further interest-rate cuts. The three gauges soared to record closing highs last week after the Fed interest rates for the first time since December, and signaled that more reductions could be on the way. The main driver on Monday could be a series of comments from Fed officials, with Fed Gov. Stephen Miran and New York Fed President John Williams among those set to speak.

