Investors hold on tight amid Fed bullying

A man walks past the US Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2022.

WAR, soaring energy prices and central-bank badgering may be testing the resolve of dip-buying bulls. But none of that has yet to completely break it.

While this week saw the hottest readings on inflation in four decades, it also featured conspicuous signs of resilience, including a bounce on Wednesday that pushed the S&P 500 up the most since last month.