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US equities were narrowly mixed this week with the S&P 500 a bit higher but Nasdaq slightly lower. Small-caps also trailed the broader S&P 500 for a second-straight week.
A better-than-expected jobs report on Friday caused equity markets to jump allowing the S&P500 and Nasdaq to end in the black for the week while the Dow and smallcaps ended down. September nonfarm payrolls, came in at 336K vs consensus for 163K.
There was some bullish narrative this week that centered around stabilization of rates, particularly at the policy-sensitive short end of the curve.
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