The next few weeks will give Wall Street a clear reading on whether this latest stock market rally will continue — or if it’s doomed to get derailed.
Jobs reports, a key inflation reading and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision all hit over the next 14 trading sessions, setting the tone for investors as they return from summer vacations. The events arrive with stock market seemingly at a crossroads after the S&P 500 Index just posted its weakest monthly gain since March and heads into September, historically its worst month of the year.