# ep 358 | The week ahead - US shares surge to new highs, but will they stay there?

An episode of [On Point](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1667364727), 19 Apr 2026, 15 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/6a9959d4/podcast/play/118676070/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-19%2F422362668-44100-2-47ef37aa238df.m4a

The S&P 500 index in the US surged another 4.5% last week to close at fresh highs, after some positive developments in the Middle East. After being down 9.1% from its January peak in late March, the S&P 500 has rebounded 12.3% to surpass those previous highs and sit 4.1% above where it started the year.

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