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Markets were poised to end the week higher, despite a hotter-than-hoped-for inflation reading on Thursday.
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
It was like a splash of cold water to the face, but there’s reason to be optimistic about the stock market in the weeks and months ahead.
The market was making headway this past week, shaking off inflation and rate-hike fears and the specter of Omicron. At Friday’s peak, the
S&P 500
was up 5% from its Jan. 27 low, when Federal Reserve…
