US equities posted modest gains on Friday as the December employment figures failed to shift market expectations around Fed policy. The jobs report didn't surprise enough to alter the prevailing view that interest rates will remain steady in the near term. This measured market response reflects a certain equilibrium—traders appeared to digest the data calmly rather than scrambling into major positioning shifts. When macro prints come in line with consensus, it leaves less room for dramatic swings, and that's precisely what we saw as the session wound down.