S&P 500 on track for best week of 2024, consumer sentiment rises: Yahoo Finance

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US equities (^GSPC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) are on the rise following better-than-expected consumer sentiment data, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) up nearly 4% for the week, ...

) up nearly 4% for the week, putting in on track for its best week since November 2023. The preliminary August read on consumer sentiment came in at 67.8, up from 66.4 in July, bolstering notions from Wall Street that the market is headed for a soft landing scenario, with the expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September.

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