"You probably have to lower rates to kind of stimulate job growth, but if you lower rates, you're going to also stimulate inflation. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 3.58 per cent, the Nasdaq rose 5.19 per cent, and the Dow climbed 2.96 per cent. Among other movers, vacation rental company Airbnb rose 17.4 per cent as the best performer on the S&P 500 after beating second-quarter revenue estimates. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.49-to-1 ratio on the New York Stock Exchange and by a 2.07-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 posted nine new 52-week highs and one new low while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 123 new highs and 77 new lows.