The Week That Was, The Week Ahead: Macro and Markets, October 4

Stocks finished Friday higher after a weak September jobs report reinforced signs that labor conditions are cooling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.49% to 51,176.96, the S&P 500 gained 0.73% to 7,722.72, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.00% to 30,807.93. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield ended near 5.27%. Gold ended around $4,170.50, while oil fell 4.19% to about $91.42. Bitcoin rose 2.42% to roughly $84,497, and the VIX dropped 4.7% to 15.31. The jobs slowdown helped lift equities, but markets weighed whether weaker hiring could also signal softer growth.