Last week saw consumer sentiment plunge, and now New York area manufacturing is slumping too. Is the Fed about to make a major policy mistake by tapering asset purchases too soon? We’ll debate. Plus, China is seizing on an opening in Afghanistan as the U.S.-backed government collapses. How big a setback will this be on the world stage? We’ll discuss. And, the crypto market tops $2 trillion again amid Bitcoin’s remarkable rally. We’ll talk about the turnaround, and what the crypto bulls are now saying about Ethereum, too.

Kelly sounds off about expectations that core inflation next year will "only" be 2.5%.