U.S. equities returned to weekly gains last week as Wall Street remained largely unaffected by the partial government shutdown. The S&P 500 edged slightly higher on Friday and rebounded for the week. The shutdown has however delayed the release of the key Nonfarm Payrolls report on Friday that was expected to show 51,000 new jobs added in September. Despite its absence, markets are pricing in a 90% probability of two more Fed interest rate cuts this year.