Wall Street closed higher on Friday, August 21, as easing anxiety around US government bond yields helped stocks recover from the previous session’s losses. The rebound was not enough to

The bounce in technology companies helped U.S. markets close higher on Thursday, recovering some of their previous momentum. Volatility also decreased to record lows ahead of a busy economic and policy schedule the following week.

A new post-pandemic record low was reached for the CBOE Volatility index, also referred to as Wall Street’s fear barometer.