The Wednesday Letter #188 - 10/4/2023

THIS WEEK: GeoReads #7; The Market in September; A Perfect Storm for Stocks?; Matt Gaetz's Veto; Life Expectancy vs. Costs; The Best US States for Manufacturing; S&P Sectors Update; Tweets & Charts

GEOREADS #7

We published yesterday the Editors' latest selection of the best articles on geopolitics and world events. This week's GeoReads features 34 articles from The Conversation, Task & Purpose, Grey Dynamics, Modern War Institute at West Point, Sinification, The Diplomat, and others.

We also expanded the format of GeoReads. The political and economic world is infinitely large and complex. Due to lack of interest or lack of resources, the media is either invisible or only covers a few choice international topics. As an interested aggregator, GeoReads casts a wide net. The capture area will only get larger over time.

Click the image or click here to access GeoReads #7.

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THE MARKET IN SEPTEMBER

September was a difficult month for the indices, due mainly to rising interest rates. The S&P 500 and the two Nasdaq indices were down 5 to 6% in the month (table below) while the 10-year Treasury yield soared from 4.09% to 4.57%. The broadening of the rally that had taken place start…