Bond market volatility increased in late October, fueling fears it may again seize up as it did in March 2020 and during 2013's "taper tantrum".
Household expectations for inflation in next 12 months climbed to 5.7% October from 5.3% previous month, per monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations.
Bill Gates might have ended up richer than Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos combined by hanging onto Microsoft Corp. rather than selling.
Biden got two badly needed breaks this week. One: October jobs report revealed hiring revival; Two: Democrats passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill