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The idea is to boost sales, but the new prices, for cars with fewer features, are only a few thousand dollars away from those for some of Tesla’s existing “Premium” versions.

Meanwhile, the White House has suspended billions of dollars in infrastructure projects planned for Democratic strongholds, and the Fed will have to make crucial interest-rate decisions without fresh economic data.

Gold and stocks have been rallying together to record highs, as the dollar sags and bond yields go sideways.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six global currencies, was marked 0.3% higher on the session at 99.22, reclaiming levels last seen in late July.

You cannot just slouch in off the street on a whim, assuming you have a couple hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket.