It’s been a great few weeks for almost anyone with money in stocks, and a bewildering one for anyone trying to explain the market. Stocks keep breaking records , Bitcoin is on a tear, and gold, the age-old “safe-haven” play, is up a stunning near-50% this year while investors are dumping the USD . Meanwhile the U.S. government remains shut down, which means hundreds of thousands of federal employees aren’t being paid . New data on jobs and inflation are on pause, too. Still, what economic data is emerging ...