Powell Is Scaring No One on Wall Street as Market Gains Broaden

  • Cross-asset weekly advance by one measure is best of the year
  • Equal-weight S&P 500 rises to record as more stocks join rally

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Anyone betting that a hawked-up Jerome Powell would strike fear on Wall Street this week was left disappointed.

Stubborn resilience in bonds, commodities and the broader universe of stocks — with a fresh surge in crypto — were the defining features of the trading landscape as the Federal Reserve chair delivered hours of congressional testimony.