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The Epstein files will be completely released. May justice finally be served for the victims of this sordid human trafficking. Let’s see now how much Donald Trump is involved in it.

What’s more worrying for Donald isn’t this disclosure, which is going to cause him a lot of trouble soon. The most worrying issue for Donald is the return of the statistics after the 43-day shutdown. The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought.

The statistical blackout meant that the Federal Reserve, businesses, policymakers and investors have largely been in the dark about inflation, job creation, GDP growth and other measures of the U.S. economic health since late summer.

No one expects or hopes for good figures. I even fear they might indicate the beginning of a severe recession.