The week ending May 9, 2026 closed with the S&P 500 logging its sixth consecutive weekly advance — a 2.3% gain that left the benchmark at 12 — even as the macro backdrop hardened against the prospect of near-term policy easing. Friday’s April employment report showed nonfarm payrolls rising against a 55,000...
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