Weekly Wrap-Up: Markets Trade Headlines While Data Is Dark… Metals Whip… Earnings Up Next

by | Oct 17, 2025

In this week’s Weekly Wrap-Up, Geof Smith explains how the government shutdown has starved traders of official data, pushing markets to react to political and geopolitical headlines instead.

He walks through gold’s wild swings (spike, dump, rebound)… notes silver and copper levels he’s watching…

Plus, he previews a heavy earnings slate starting next week — likely the best read on the economy until the data blackout is over.

— The ProsperityPub Team

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