Investors will zero in on inflation data next week that they say could determine whether the U.S. Federal Reserve hikes interest rates later in the month.
After dropping on Friday, the benchmark S&P 500 ended the week with a slim gain and was about 1% shy of its mid-August record high. Equities were jostled by changes in rate-path expectations and concerns that rising U.S. Treasury yields could trip up Wall Street's rally.
