House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set a Tuesday deadline for an agreement for a coronavirus stimulus package before the election. Recent data begs the question of whether more stimulus is even needed.
Last Friday's retail sales print was astonishingly strong and beat market expectations. While retail sales statistics are notoriously noisy, September retail sales rose sequentially in all major categories.
In addition, consumer confidence improved in early October despite the expiry of the $600 per week stimulus payments.
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