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He noted that although unemployment has risen, it remained at 4.3% through August, “a level typically associated with a sound labor market.”

Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have risen since the shutdown started.

The benchmark has risen some 2.8% since its early August nadir and is up just over 1.8% since the start of the month.

Whenever there has been a temporary easing of stamp duty, such as in the immediate aftermath of the Covid lockdowns, house prices have then risen.

The numbers show the depressing story for the retail public: They typically buy gold only once it’s already risen, and they sell it again after it has fallen.