Retail sales much better than expected
Even without additional fiscal stimulus, retail sales rose by the most in three months, suggesting consumers remain in good shape.
Read MorePretty quiet start to TGIF
S&P futures are trading slightly above Thursday's close, amidst a positive session in Europe and a mostly lower close in Asia overnight.
Read MoreMarkets closed mostly lower but well-off session lows
News that Europe was implementing stricter Covid-19 measures to combat rising infection rates sent the S&P 500 Index (SPX) to set a session low shortly after the open.
Read MoreREPLAY of todays call with gold level subscribers
Tony hosted a recap call today, Thursday October 15th which touched upon his latest notes and recapped last weeks call discussing the macro slide deck.
Read MoreGap between bulls and bears tightest since early March
There was little change in bullish sentiment, but bearish sentiment declined to the lowest level since February.
Read MoreJobless claims increase to the highest level since late August
The number of people filing initial jobless claims rose by 53k to 898k in the week ended Oct. 10.
Read MoreGOLD LEVEL CONFERENCE CALL TODAY 1PM EDT
Reminder of our gold level conference call scheduled for today, October 15th at 1pm EDT,. this will be a recap of last weeks October macro slide deck call.
Read MoreTough early Thursday look
S&P futures are trading well below Wednesday's close tracking widespread losses in Europe as new coronavirus restrictions were announced in major European cities.
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