Incoming economic data was mostly good last week, including inflation (CPI and import prices), retail sales, Empire Manufacturing, and the Philly Fed Business Outlook. Stock market performance was weaker, which is a fairly typical seasonal pattern, perhaps exacerbated by the fact that the market was already up more than 20% YTD coming into September.
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