12 September 2025 | 1:40PM EDT End of Week Market Intelligence: what's next? US stocks are little changed Friday and on pace for a ~1.5% gain for the week (for the S&P 500 as of Friday at 1:10PM) as the data (inflation, labor, and consumer sentiment this week) continues to provide room for the Fed to restart its rate cutting cycle at its meeting next week — a traditional tailwind for stock valuations. ... after the Fed? This week's relatively benign CPI inflation report clears the way even further for the F ...