Greetings,
The United States: This chart is a bit dated, but it breaks down the reasons why some prime-age men are not working. As discussed previously (#3 here), male participation rates are not improving much.
Credit: This chart shows corporate leverage levels (debt/EBITDA) by industry and rating.
Rates: Goldman’s forecast for the overnight rate trajectory is much steeper than the market or the FOMC. That’s driven by their outlook for unemployment and inflation.
Energy Markets: Americans continue to enjoy cheap natural gas.
The United Kingdom: Who owns UK stocks? (The red portion is the government’s ownership of bailed out banks.)
Emerging Markets: There have been outflows from EM debt funds, but stocks continue to see inflows.
The Eurozone: Some traders are now focused on the growing rate differential between the Eurozone and the US.
Equity Markets: Which industries experience the highest revenue volatility?
Food for Thought: People hate pop-up ads.
Edited by Joseph N Cohen
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