Stocks are back on the doorstep of record territory after a volatile month on Wall Street, but persistent inflation worries and souring consumer sentiment are keeping investors uneasy ahead of the Fed’s last policy meeting of the year.

Shutdown-delayed data shows inflation ticked up and consumer spending flattened in September.

Holiday spending is hitting new records, but some data shows that people are buying fewer items amid higher prices.

President Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to tout his economic agenda as polls consistently show Americans are concerned about their financial outlooks