Gold Soars To New Record High Ahead Of Fed, Bonds & Stocks Bid

Amid a relative dearth of catalysts today (weak Empire Fed Manufacturing survey data), stocks and bonds are both higher (in price today) ahead of Retail Sales tomorrow and the all-important FOMC meeting Wednesday.

Nasdaq outperformed (solid gains) with The Dow lagging (barely able to hold green). The Nasdqq is up for the 9th day in a row - its longest win streak since 2023 as both the Nasdaq and S&P hit new record highs...