Investor risk appetite seemed to moderate early Thursday, with U.S. stock futures dipping and longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields edging down in early trading as attention turned to Friday’s much-anticipated consumer price inflation report, which is expected to show annual inflation picking up its pace, putting more pressure on the Fed to roll back stimulus faster. By 6:38 a.m. New York time on Dec. 9, Dow Jones futures were down 0.31 percent, Nasdaq futures fell 0.44 percent, and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.32 percent. Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell 3.1 basis points to 1.49 percent by 6:41 a.m. New York time, after rising to 1.52 percent on Wednesday, the highest level in more than a week. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield dropped 3 basis points to 1.86 percent. Yields move in the opposite direction to prices, with the moves in bonds and stocks suggesting investors were pivoting away from risk. With …