The Daily Shot Brief – September 17th, 2018

Greetings,

 

The United States: Will the yield curve inversion boost the odds of a recession? Below is the latest survey result from the WSJ.

Source: @WSJ

 

The United Kingdom: A “hard Brexit” economic shock could devastate the UK’s property market.

Source: @BW; Read full article

 

China: China’s P2P lending activity continues to slow.

Source: Fitch Solutions

 

The Eurozone: Wage indicators across the Eurozone are climbing.

Source: Goldman Sachs

 

Equity Markets: Here is a trip down a memory lane. By the end of 2008, financials had lost 60% over a two-year period. The broader market was down over 34%.

Source: BlackRock

 

Credit: High-yield bond spreads continue to tighten.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Emerging Markets: 19 out of 23 EM equity indices are below the 50- and the 200-day moving averages.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

 


Food for Thought: Electric vehicle sales:

Source: Macquarie, @NickatFP

 

 

 

Edited by Joseph Cohen


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