S&P 500 Posts 15th Record This Year as Tech Roars: Markets Wrap
- Waller would like Fed to boost share of short-term Treasuries
- Manufacturing gauge drops as industry struggles for momentum
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The stock market powered ahead amid a renewed rally in technology companies, with traders also sifting through the latest remarks from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers for clues on the interest-rate path.
The S&P 500 topped 5,100 — hitting its 15th record this year. Traders looked past weak economic data amid bets policymakers will be able to cut rates as soon as June. US two-year yields sank as Fed Governor Christopher Waller noted he’d like a shift in the central bank’s holdings toward a larger share of short-term Treasuries.