October economic & market recap: Wall Street booms, inflation bites, and the Fed to start their taper. A Banner Month for Wall Street In October, Wall Street had its best month of the year, with the S&P 500 gaining 6.9% from October 1st to 31st. That’s the S&P’s highest monthly gain since November 2020, when the stock market responded to a new president and optimistic news about possible coronavirus vaccines. The Nasdaq (+7.2%) and Dow Jones (+5.8%) posted similar gains. Wall Street’s S& P 6.9% gain last month was a welcome […]