Wall Street's main indexes gained on Thursday as investors assessed the latest batch of economic data and as Treasury yields steadied ahead of a key inflation report.
Investors were also watching developments in Washington to see whether U.S. lawmakers could avert a government shutdown.
The recent move in Treasury yields to 16-year highs has loomed over the stock market after the Federal Reserve last week signaled a hawkish long-term outlook for interest rates.
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