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The United States: The supercore inflation measure slowed in May but remains elevated on a year-over-year basis.

Equities: Outside the tech mega-caps, S&P 500 valuations look reasonable.

Stocks have diverged from reserve balances (liquidity).

Global Developments: Here is a look at performance during the first half of 2023, with bonds and stocks improving. However, performance is very narrow over the past 18 months, with some commodities outperforming.

Asia-Pacific: Factories in Taiwan are rapidly reducing staff.

The United Kingdom: Speculative bets on the pound hit the highest level since 2014.

Food for Thought: Here is the estimated prevalence of modern slavery around the world:

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The United States: This chart shows the growth in real final sales to private domestic purchasers (the “core” GDP).

The United Kingdom: The broad money supply is now flat year-over-year (2 charts).

China: Consumption is improving as households utilize savings.

Energy: Uranium demand is expected to surge.

Equities: Retail investors remain bullish.

Alternatives: Middle-market private equity share of fundraising surged this year.

Food for Thought: Women’s right to vote (globally):

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The United States: Tighter credit conditions typically precede labor market weakness.

Equities: The Russell 2000 has been much more volatile than the S&P 500 recently.

The Eurozone: The Bund curve hasn’t been this inverted in decades.

China: The PBoC is getting more aggressive in steering the renminbi higher, but for now, it’s not working.

Emerging Markets: Asian currencies have been moving lower.

Commodities: US grains are reversing the recent surge. Here is Bloomberg’s grain index:

Food for Thought: Here is a snapshot of recent air quality in the US:

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The United States: The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index climbed in June, topping expectations. The report confirmed the latest gain in the Penta-CivicScience index (see chart from yesterday).

The United Kingdom: The UK wage growth has been outpacing inflation (unlike in the US).

The Eurozone: EUR/USD’s trading range this year is near the lowest in history.

Asia-Pacific: Australia’s monthly inflation index surprised to the downside.

Commodities: Milk futures continue to crash.

Food for Thought: US senators’ assets over time:

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The United States: The Dallas Fed’s manufacturing release shows that factories are now cutting prices.

Equities: IPO activity is rebounding.

Credit: Multifamily debt delinquencies have been rising.

The United Kingdom: Last week witnessed the largest surge in speculators’ bets on British pound futures ever recorded.

The Eurozone: Inflation is narrowing across the Eurozone.

Emerging Markets: The Argentine peso devaluation is accelerating.

Food for Thought: Here are space launches by company:

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The United States: Existing home sales remain depressed but were slightly above forecasts last month.

The United Kingdom: A policy error?

China: China’s currency and stocks are down as the market reopens after the holidays.

Commodities: The rise in renewable electricity generation could substantially boost demand for copper. (2 charts)

Equities: Last week’s market pullback was consistent with historical patterns.

Food for Thought: Declining demand for pizza delivery:

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The United Kingdom: Short-term rates continue to surge, with markets pricing multiple BoE rate hikes ahead.

Elevated wage growth and extreme energy price shock explain why UK CPI has been outpacing other economies.

The United States: The supply of homes for sale continues to sink.

Equities: The Nasdaq 100 trailing PE ratio jumped by almost 50% over the past six months – a highly unusual move.

Credit: With many existing CLOs ending their reinvestment periods, new CLOs will have no shortage of product to buy.

Emerging Markets: Mexico stands to gain from the US-China decoupling.

Commodities: US grains continue to surge as crop conditions deteriorate. Here is Bloomberg’s grain index:

Food for Thought: Here is New Zealand’s sheep-to-people ratio:

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The United States: The seasonally-adjusted gain in housing starts was the highest in decades

The United Kingdom: The CPI report delivered yet another shocker, with core inflation breaching 7%. We will have more on the inflation report tomorrow.

Emerging Markets: South Africa’s leading indicator tumbled in April.

Cryptocurrency: The Crypto Fear & Greed Index entered “greed” territory on Tuesday.

Commodities: Shares of gold miners took a hit on Tuesday.

Equities: US stocks’ rolling 10-year Sharpe ratio crossed above one before entering the recent bear market. This is consistent with previous bubble peaks.

Food for Thought: Lastly, the change in workers relocating for a new job:

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The United States: Homebuilder sentiment improved again this month as sales expectations climbed.

Equities: The Nasdaq tends to rise into the final Fed rate hike.

Credit: So far, there has been no liquidity drain since the debt ceiling deal. According to Deutsche Bank, the increase in T-Bill issuance has been (roughly) fully absorbed by a rotation of liquidity away from the Fed’s RRP facility.

The Eurozone: The bounce in EUR/USD in recent weeks has not been matched by interest rate differentials.

Japan: The yen typically appreciates during recessions.

Commodities: How does El Niño impact grain crops?

Food for Thought: Lastly, these are the top seven countries international students in the US are from:

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The United States: Jobless claims remain elevated relative to last year.

The Eurozone: The euro surged on hawkish comments from the ECB.

China: Youth unemployment remains elevated, dampening consumer confidence.

Cryptocurrency: BlackRock filed paperwork to form a spot-bitcoin ETF.

Equities: Retail investor purchases appear to have peaked for now.

Credit: Regional bank spreads are drifting lower but still elevated.

Food for Thought: Recently IPO’d tech companies’ net profit margins:

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