Dysfunctional Government

(1) Big Government weighing on global growth. (2) America is exceptional. (3) Halloween is a month early. (4) October can be bad, but a good buying opportunity for yearend rallies. (5) Policy uncertainty suppressing economic growth. (6) Nothing new: Italian government is unstable. (7) Mao is making a comeback in Beijing. (8) Lots of Indian politicians committing crimes. (9) Rising income inequality benefits Big Government most. (10) FSMI soaring, while commodity price index is flat-lining. (11) Earnings expectations very upbeat for 2015. (12) More recovering indicators in Europe. (13) "Rush" (+ +).