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title: Market Thoughts for October 2019 [Video]
description: How did the markets fare in September? Are there headwinds ahead? Commonwealth CIO Brad McMillan has the answers in his latest Market Thoughts video.
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# [Market Thoughts for October 2019 \[Video\]](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/market-thoughts-for-october-2019-video)

 Written by [Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP®](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/author/brad-mcmillan-cfa-caia-mai) | Oct 1, 2019, 1:23:57 PM

September was a pretty good month, with U.S., international, and emerging markets all up. These results were surprising given the month’s events, including a drone strike on a Saudi oil complex and the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Still, the fundamentals remained solid. New and existing home sales went up. We also saw strong personal income growth, leading to strong retail sales growth.

But are there headwinds ahead? Stay tuned to my latest [Market Thoughts video](https://contactmonkey.com/api/v1/tracker?cm_session=4d00e73a-a8dc-4289-b6f1-69f577cb2a66&cm_type=link&cm_link=2d10610d-205b-475d-8b20-87c3aed897c9&cm_destination=https://vimeo.com/channels/966267) to find out.

 

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