Incumbent Party Has Lost the White House in Every Election Since 1932,
When Annual Real Disposable Income Growth Has Been Below 2.9%


Second-Quarter 2016 Real Disposable Income Growth Was 1.8%


Results of the Highly Contentious U.S. Presidential Election
Should Be Bullish for Gold, Irrespective of the Winner


Nominal September Retail Sales Gain of 0.6% Was Dominated by
Rising Prices and Gimmicked Seasonal-Adjustment Revisions


Monthly September PPI Inflation: Goods up 0.65%, Services up 0.09%,
Construction up 0.09%, Total up 0.27%


Consumer Liquidity Continues to Constrain Economic Activity

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