Stocks Climb as Fed Bets Rekindle Broadening Trade: Markets Wrap
- Fed’s favored price gauge rises at mild pace, spending firms
- US consumer sentiment falls to eight-month low on high prices
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The stock market got a boost at the end of a wild week after key economic data bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will set up the stage for an interest-rate cut in September.
Every major group in the S&P 500 rose Friday on bets that a Fed easing cycle will keep fueling Corporate America — with the bull market broadening beyond a narrow group of companies. While big tech has enjoyed massive gains this year, the so-called concentration risk has come to the forefront after a disappointing start of the megacap earnings season.