Welcome to Shesa's weekend update Last week, the U.S. stock market indexes posted gains despite mixed economic data. The S&P 500 rose 1.75% , closing at 6,584.29, with a record high of 6,587.47 on Thursday, NASDAQ surged 2.92% , ending at 22,141.10, achieving five consecutive record closes, driven by AI optimism and big run on Oracle and Tesla stock, followed by anticipations of Fed rate cuts this week. The Dow gained 1.02%. Weak labor market data, including a 911,000 downward revision in jobs from April 2024 to March 2025 was a big blow. The jobless claims reached 263,000 (highest since October 2021). Despite these bad data the stock market had a fantastic week fueled by rate-cut hopes. Inflation data was mixed: August CPI rose 2.9% year-over-year, above the Fed’s 2% target, but PPI unexpectedly declined 0.1% month-over-month, up 2.6% YoY. Gold hit a record $3,681 per ounce, up 10...
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