The post-pandemic economy has been a story of resilience on paper - low unemployment, strong GDP growth, and record-breaking stock markets. But for many Americans, the lived experience tells a different story.

Now markets are grinding higher, which tells me exactly where my best entries will be tomorrow!

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the financial market movements for the evening of September 9, 2025, highlighting a $30 drop in gold prices, mixed performances in stock indices with the Nasdaq and S&P up, and declines in the Dow and Russell.

Earnings are nice, but they don’t always tell the story of how the business is actually performing.

Let’s compare what the BLS and Department of Labor say to reality.