The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2022

Greetings,

 

The United States: The FOMC now sees the terminal rate above 5%, well above what the market has been pricing in.

Source: @TheTerminal, Bloomberg Finance L.P.

 

The AEI Housing Center expects a 10-15% decline in home prices from the June 2022 peak.

Source: AEI Housing Center

 

Asia – Pacific: Australia’s labor market performance has been remarkably strong.

Source: @Swatisays, @markets  Read full article
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China: Searches for COVID symptoms are spiking.

Source: John Liu, @yujingliu_, @business  Read full article

 

The United Kingdom: The CPI report was softer than expected, appearing to have peaked. This chart shows the contributions.

Source: @TheTerminal, Bloomberg Finance L.P.

 

The Eurozone: Industrial production declined in October.

Source: @financialtimes  Read full article
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Equities: The recession scenario could bring further pain to equities.

Source: Simon White, Bloomberg Markets Live Blog

 

Food for Thought: Here are the biggest sources of electricity production in the US and Canada, by state/province:

Source: Energy Minute  Read full article

Edited by William Villacis

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The Daily Shot Brief – December 14th, 2022

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The United States: The November CPI report came in below expectation as inflation moderates.

Source: Daily Shot

February is now looking more like 25 bps rather than 50 bps.

Source: Daily Shot

 

The Eurozone: Germany’s ZEW expectations index climbed further this month as fears of an energy crisis this winter subside.

Source: Daily Shot

 

Emerging Markets: Brazil’s stocks came under pressure in recent days.

Source: Daily Shot

 

Equities: The S&P 500 downtrend resistance held after the CPI report.

Source: Daily Shot

Next, here’s a look at sector performance during periods of high and falling inflation.

Source: Goldman Sachs

 

Credit: Short-term US corporate bond yields are on par with the S&P 500’s earnings yield for the first time since the financial crisis.

Source: State Street Global Advisors Read full article

 

Food for Thought: Lastly, here’s a breakdown of the tech layoffs.

Source: Visual Capitalist Read full article

 


Edited by Alexander Bowers

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The Daily Shot Brief – December 13th, 2022

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The United States: Credit growth has been robust, but banks appear to be curbing lending amid recession concerns.

Source: Oxford Economics

 

The Eurozone: Here are anticipated ECB terminal rates from a recent survey by Deutsche Bank.

Source: Deutsche Bank Research

 

Equities: BofA’s fund manager survey shows cash levels peaking.

Source: BofA Global Research

 

Risk appetite is starting to recover.

Source: BofA Global Research

 

Credit: Here are the drivers of recent rating downgrades.

Source: S&P Global Ratings

 

Cryptocurrency: The crypto Fear & Greed Index has shifted between “extreme fear” and “fear” over the past few months.

Source: Alternative.me

 

Emerging Markets: EM reserves declined in recent months.

Source: IIF

 

Food for Thought: Lastly, here is the change in US household size over time:

Source: Calculated Risk

Edited by William Villacis

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The Daily Shot Brief – December 12th, 2022

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The United States: A gallon of unleaded gasoline is now cheaper than it was 12 months ago.

Source: Daily Shot

 

The Eurozone: Speculative accounts continue to bet on further gains in the euro.

Source: Daily Shot

 

Equities: The market expects a volatile week. Here is the S&P 500 volatility term structure.

Source: Daily Shot

The CPI release days saw sharp market swings in recent months.

Source: @markets, @JessicaMenton, @lena_popina, @Matt_Turnerr Read full article

Stocks shunned by mutual funds have been outperforming.

Source: Daily Shot

 

Credit: Investors are underweight in investment grade credit.

Source: BofA Global Research

 

Global Developments: Here are the top destinations for foreign direct investment.

Source: IMF Read full article

 

Food for Thought: Lastly, let’s take a look at what causes people the most stress during the holiday season.

Source: @CivicScience

 


Edited by Alexander Bowers

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The Daily Shot Brief – December 9th, 2022

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The United States: To begin, elevated layoffs point to higher jobless claims ahead.

Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics

 

The Eurozone: Here is what the market is pricing in for ECB rate changes.

Source: Danske Bank

 

China: Property stocks are surging.

Source: @markets  Read full article
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Equities: For the first time in 26 weeks, there were more earnings upgrades than downgrades.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Energy: WTI temporarily moved back into backwardation on the Keystone news.

Source: Reuters  Read full article
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Emerging Markets: The currency devaluation is causing Egypt’s inflation to surge again.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Cryptocurrency: It has been a mixed week for cryptos, with Ethereum outperforming other top tokens.

Source: FinViz

 

Food for Thought: To conclude the week, here is the change in cost to deliver cargo into orbit:

Source: @tomfgoodwin

Edited by William Villacis

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The Daily Shot Brief – December 8th, 2022

Greetings,   The United States: The current housing market reflects a similar demand/supply imbalance as the 1970s.   Consumer credit remains elevated, but that debt buys a lot less these days.   Europe: Norway’s current account surplus exploded this year as energy prices and deliveries surged.   Commodities: Mining stocks have about three times the …

The Daily Shot Brief – December 7th, 2022

Greetings,   The United States: Price gains at grocery stores have been outpacing inflation at restaurants. Below, imports and exports are shown on separate axes to illustrate the COVID-era divergence.   Emerging Markets: Equity valuations are depressed.   Cryptocurrency: The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust discount to NAV continues to widen. Investors are getting impatient.   Equities: Morgan …

The Daily Shot Brief – December 6th, 2022

Greetings,   The United States: The stock market, which ended up taking Friday’s strong jobs report in stride, turned sharply lower on Monday in response to the ISM Services data that conveyed service sector resilience.   Despite the strong ISM Services report, tumbling residential investment (among other factors) will become a drag on the index. …

The Daily Shot Brief – December 5th, 2022

Greetings,   The United States: Labor force participation declined again, including prime-age workers, which could contribute to faster wage growth. This is not the trend the Fed wants to see. Given the recent improvement in US financial conditions, we could see the Fed’s terminal rate move higher.   The Eurozone: Despite signs of inflation peaking, the …