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Stocks added to a recent recovery with another rally on Friday,

bolstered by strength in the technology and energy sectors.

The advance led by a greater than 2% upswing in the NASDAQ allowed the major averages

to close out the week with their third consecutive day of gains. All 11 S&P sectors finished higher.

This was led by a 2.5% advance in communication services,

with Infotech also showing a substantial advance.

Meanwhile, Energy jumped about 2.4% as oil prices

rebounded. Friday represented the last chance for Federal Reserve officials to

speak before the blackout period heading into the Central Bank's upcoming policy meeting on the 20th and 21st.

The market is pricing in a 90% chance of a hike of 75 basis points now,

with a 10% possibility that the increase would only be 50 basis points.

Which brings us to our catalyst watch for the week.

To help us out with that, here Seeking Alpha managing editor Kim Khan.

It's a last full week of data that the Fed's going to get before it's an interest rate decision.

The highlight being of course Tuesday's CPI.

Morgan Stanley out talking about expectations for a negative month-to-month

print on headline CPI. That would be a big shift from just a couple of months ago and for the headline year of year number to sink below 8%.

If we had a big miss on the downside for CPI and a much tamer than expected number, it could throw a bit of a wrench into the

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