Investors were digesting comments from several Fed officials who said on Monday additional rate hikes are needed to bring down inflation that is still too high, but the end to the U.S. central bank’s current monetary policy tightening cycle is getting close.
Nasdaq rises 1%, Dow, S&P close higher as weak jobs data tempers rate hike bets
U.S. stocks finished higher following a weaker-than-expected jobs report which eased rate hike expectations. Nonfarm payrolls rose by only 29,000, significantly below economists’ forecasts of