S&P 500 buoyed by U.S. consumer and employment numbers

The S&P 500 manages to claw back all its losses this month thanks to positive U.S. consumer and jobless data which calms investors about the health of the country’s economy. Japan’s Nikkei follows suit to record its best trading week in four years. Alibaba shares are up despite the e-commerce giant missing Q2 expectations while quarterly profits at JD.Com almost double. And the WHO declares a global public health emergency over the Mpox virus – the second time in two years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .