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Stocks Roar Back After 2 Weeks of Declines on Easing of Inflation, Bond Yields

Stocks Roar Back After 2 Weeks of Declines on Easing of Inflation, Bond Yields
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 15, 2025. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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After two weeks of declines, U.S. stocks roared back last week as inflation and bond yields headed lower. The rally was broad, as the picking up of M&A activity, a good retail sales report, and solid financial sector earnings aided the positive Wall Street sentiment.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”