The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite are set to extend the rally to the third consecutive week after the Federal Reserve delivered on the widely anticipated rate cuts.

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The Federal Reserve's gradual approach in managing its dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment drove investors into big tech stocks.

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Wall Street indexes meandered after the Fed's rate decisions and economic projections. August's housing starts and building permits highlighted ongoing difficulties in the labor market and rising costs of imports.

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Wall Street indexes advanced further into record territory ahead of the Fed's rate decisions and receding fears of a sharp escalation of a trade war because of the U.S. tariff policy.

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Wall Street sentiment remained positive ahead of the Fed's rate decisions and economic projections. Global investors continued to overlook rising debt levels and the slowing macroeconomic backdrop.

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The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite advanced about 1.5% in the week as investors looked forward to rate decisions next week. Gold soared to a new high, and crude oil rebounded on an unconfirmed report of a drone attack halting loading on Russia's largest port, Primorsk port.

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Consumer price inflation accelerated for the fourth consecutive month in August, complicating the Federal Reserve's task of balancing price stability and maximum employment. Initial jobless claims rose to the highest level in four years.

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The decline in wholesale price inflation drove the 10-year U.S. Treasury notes lower and benchmark indexes to new record highs. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite traded at a new high after Oracle said larger orders from its three key customers catapulted revenue in its cloud infrastructure unit.

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Benchmark indexes looked to scale new record highs amid growing speculation that the Federal Reserve may deliver a larger-than-expected rate cut at the end of the policy meeting next week.

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Wall Street indexes advanced ahead of inflation reports this week as investors raised expectations for a rate cut following the weaker-than-expected rise in August's payrolls.

The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite are set to close up in a holiday-shortened week as investors reviewed the latest nonfarm payroll report.

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The rapidly cooling labor market highlighted struggles faced by businesses of all kinds and sizes amid the Trump administration's erratic trade policy. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury notes dropped to a four-month low.

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Tech stocks advanced on Wednesday after a federal judge issued a ruling in a case against Alphabet Inc. Broader market indexes struggled after global bond yields advanced to multi-year highs amid worries about rising debt levels and government budgets.

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Wall Street sentiment deteriorated amid growing uncertainties about Trump's tariffs, and anxieties about Friday's nonfarm payrolls report were compounded by the Trump administration's persistent attacks on the Fed Reserve's independence.



Wall Street indexes scored solid gains of 2% in August, despite the surge in tariffs seeping into the broader economy in the months ahead. The alternative measure of inflation highlighted stubborn inflationary forces in July.

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