US stock market ends higher as Powell raises peak rate hopes; S&P logs highest close of year

US stock market ends higher as Powell raises peak rate hopes; S&P logs highest close of year

The US stock market indices ended higher on Friday with the S&P registering its highest close of the year on Friday, as remarks from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered the view that key policy rates have peaked. All three major US stock indexes gained, notching their fifth consecutive weekly percentage gains. The Dow … Read more