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• 6 min read • Wall St Target: 6,050

S&P 500 Breaches Record Territory as Federal Reserve Signals Measured Easing Path

Benchmark US equities pushed into historic highs on Monday as Wall Street digested dovish FOMC commentary, cooling PCE inflation prints, and expanding capital expenditure across cloud infrastructure.

Elena Rostova
Elena Rostova Chief Macro Strategist
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S&P 500 S&P 500 Index +1.15% LIVE STREAMING
$7,811.54
Day High $7,820.57
Day Low $7,779.34
Volume 2.65B
Technical SMA 20 $7,680.20
RSI (14) 62.5 (Bullish)

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High-Impact Economic Calendar

Event Date & Time Consensus Impact
US Core CPI Inflation YoY Oct 15 • 08:30 EDT 3.1% High
TSMC Q3 Earnings Call Oct 17 • 02:00 EDT EPS $1.82 High
Retail Sales MoM Oct 18 • 08:30 EDT +0.3% Medium
FOMC Interest Rate Decision Nov 07 • 14:00 EST -25 bps cut High

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