Friday's Final Takeaways: Jobs Report Beat, Sentiment Sours, CPI Ahead

Marley Kayden closes out the week with a look at Friday's major economic data prints: April's Jobs report and the preliminary May Consumer Sentiment data. On sentiment, she cites the report's focus on higher energy costs impacting consumers at the pump. For the week ahead, Marley highlights significant inflation data reports in CPI & PPI as well as the Trump/Xi meeting taking place overseas.

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08 May 2026

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