Wall Street ended a very tepid month of September on a downswing. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here lost value last week, as investors continued to worry about the impact the Federal Reserve policies will have on the economy.

Investors endured their second harrowing week in a row as the Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates aggressively to combat inflation.

Are investors accepting the Federal Reserve’s hawkish path to reduce inflation? Last week’s market performance may lend credence to that possibility.

Equities suffered losses for the third consecutive week, as investors anticipated continued aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation.

Despite evidence that inflation may be slowing, the central bank is committed to fighting inflation, according to last Friday’s speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The four-week rally for stocks came to an end last week and investors turned cautious after Fed officials continued to support more interest-rate hikes.

The stock market posted its fourth straight weekly advance, the longest consecutive weekly rally of 2022.

Despite a late-week rally, stocks ended last week lower.

Last Friday’s strong jobs report may have alleviated fears of a recession for the time being, but it also likely supported a more aggressive response from the Federal Reserve as it tries to dampen rising inflation.