Equity markets have taken a step back from their recent breakneck rally as volatility reemerged last week with the red hot technology sector taking the brunt of the pain as investors worried about overbought conditions and crowded trades in some areas of the market.

U.S. equities continued their upward momentum this past week amid improving economic data and Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech in which he signaled an era of looser monetary policy with rates kept low for an extended period to allow time for the economy and labor market to heal in the wake of the pandemic.

The stock market rally rolled on this past week as another move higher for the tech heavyweights lifted the S&P 500 to clinch a new all-time high.

U.S. equities logged a mixed week of returns last week as Congress remained at an impasse on the next round of fiscal stimulus to extend coronavirus relief measures.

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