But as investors hit the half-year mark tomorrow, the tightening credit environment tempered fresh risk-taking.
Two-year Treasury yields crept higher to 4.77% on Thursday after all the news, with the dollar (.DXY) firmer too and S&P500 futures marginally positive - helped by Micron.
The VIX (.VIX) volatility gauge remains subdued at 13.6.
Powell's relative hawkishness was mostly matched by counterparts at the European Central Bank and Bank of England yesterday.
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