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Dallas Fed President Logan said modestly restrictive settings are appropriate unless there’s convincing evidence of inflation coming down faster or a more than gradual cooling in the labor market, the senior economist notes.

Hetts thinks the bull market has legs, the U.S. economy will keep modestly growing in 2026, and that inflation will remain sticky but without a “runaway spike.”

During Friday’s session, the S&P 500 briefly turned higher before ending modestly lower, while bitcoin and gold prices declined for the session.

The S&P 500 was rising modestly in early-afternoon trading Friday, after its sharp fall Thursday left it on pace for a November loss.

Some have paused hiring amid economic uncertainty, some have laid off staff in the name of efficiency and some are growing modestly.