Investors look to jobs data to support rate-cut path, pricey stock market
Yahoo Finance·2025-09-26 10:04
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Next week's U.S. jobs data may need to tread a fine line for Wall Street, revealing a cooling labor market that supports further interest rate cuts without fueling fears about a recession. While stocks have edged lower this week, U.S. equity indexes remain near record highs after a relentless rally that has put the benchmark S&P 500 on pace for its best third-quarter performance since 2020. Some investors say the market's ascent is making stocks vulnerable to any ...