THIS WEEK ON WALL STREET

Stocks rallied last week thanks to fresh confirmation of inflation’s cooling trend and growing optimism that an inflation slowdown may provide the Fed with space to ease up on future rate hikes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.00%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced 2.67%. The Nasdaq Composite index surged 4.82% for the week. The MSCI EAFE index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, jumped 3.32%. *^1,2,3

• IMPROVING SENTIMENT
• INFLATION'S COOLING TREND
• THE WEEK AHEAD: KEY ECONOMIC DATA
• THE WEEK AHEAD: COMPANIES REPORTING EARNINGS