S&P 500 squeaks out another record | Soothed by the Fed | Jamie Dimon's bullish economic outlook

The S&P 500 gained slightly to hit a record high on Wednesday as minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed the central bank's commitment to accommodative policy in order to support a full economic recovery.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE WED, APR 07, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF WED, APR 07, 2021 • 04:39 ET DJIA 33446.26 +0.05% +16.02 S&P 500 4079.95 +0.15% +6.01 NASDAQ 13688.84 -0.07% -9.54   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 127.90 +1.69 +1.34% MSFT 249.90 +2.04 +0.82% INTC 66.25 +0.69 +1.05% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG VIAC 43.89 -0.46 -1.04% AAPL 127.90 +1.69 +1.34% CCL 29.00 +0.40 +1.40% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 127.90 +1.69 +1.34% AMD 82.20 +0.76 +0.93% TSLA 670.97 -20.65 -2.99%   EDITOR'S NOTE Stocks were mostly little changed on Wednesday, but the S&P 500 did manage to eke out another record close.  A confluence of easy monetary policy signals from the Federal Reserve, retreating bonds yields and bullish comments from JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon gave investors confidence about a strong economic recovery from the Covid pandemic.   The Federal Reserve's March meeting minutes demonstrated the central bank is likely to stick with its easy policies as the economy recovers. The meeting summary indicated that while officials saw the economy gaining substantially, they see much more progress needed before ultra-easy policy changes. Bond yields took a breather, with the 10-year Treasury yield dipping to 1.65%, its lowest level since March 26. Plus, Dimon said in his closely read annual letter that he sees strong growth for the world's biggest economy.   "I have little doubt that with excess savings, new stimulus savings, huge deficit spending, more QE, a new potential infrastructure bill, a successful vaccine and euphoria around the end of the pandemic, the U.S. economy will likely boom," the JPMorgan CEO said. "This boom could easily run into 2023 because all the spending could extend well into 2023."   Evercore ISI's head of economic research, Ed Hyman, on Wednesday called strong economic data a "U.S. liftoff," citing stats from trucking to job openings. "The combination of fiscal stimulus and vaccinations/reopenings is at work," Hyman said. Maggie Fitzgerald | CNBC Markets Reporter @mkmfitzgerald TOP NEWS  S&P 500 ekes out a record close as Fed plans to stick with easy policy Jamie Dimon says economic boom fueled by deficit spending, vaccines could 'easily run into 2023' Biden open to negotiating on corporate tax hike, but says U.S. must take bold action on infrastructure Fed officials say easy policy will stay in place until economic 'outcomes' are achieved Value investor Bill Nygren reveals some his top picks including bank stocks and Netflix Earnings reporting season kicks off next week. What investors should expect Biden tax plan would recapture $2 trillion in corporate profits from overseas, Treasury says Hospitals are seeing more young adults with severe Covid symptoms, CDC says JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Fintech is an 'enormous competitive' threat to banks Biden corporate tax hike would have little impact on business investment, Wharton study says   TOP VIDEO Art Cashin says the market is showing signs of choppiness   CNBC PRO Dan Niles is buying these two stocks in the wake of the Archegos meltdown   SPECIAL REPORTS Real estate entrepreneur aims to be first to reach space and the bottom of the ocean within a year These two companies are winning the 'buy now, pay later' race with consumers in the U.S.   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS