Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing:

— The European Central Bank will launch a two-year bond-buying program to revive the region’s economy.

— Eurozone inflation was recently only 0.3% annualized, indicating deflation remains a serious a threat.

— The net worth of the U.S. middle class is about where it  was in 1989, and income at 1999 levels, adjusted for inflation and household size.

— Monthly withdrawals from commodity ETFs hit $1.05 billion in September, the highest this year.

— The Centers for Disease Control confirmed a Texas-based man has Ebola and is tracking those exposed.

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