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  • Equities Slide as Powell Tempers Rate Cut Hopes, But Bulls Eye 6,500 Target

    Equities Slide as Powell Tempers Rate Cut Hopes, But Bulls Eye 6,500 Target

    U.S. equities pulled back Thursday as investors responded to a more cautious Federal Reserve and stronger-than-expected private jobs data. While Fed Chair Jerome Powell dialed back expectations for a September rate cut, strategists remained broadly optimistic—highlighted by Wells Fargo’s upward revision of the S&P 500 year-end target. Powell Remarks Cool Rate Cut Momentum Markets opened…