The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022

Greetings,

 

The United States: To begin, the US trade deficit in goods hit a new record as imports sharply outpace exports. This result didn’t bode well for the GDP report today.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Looking towards the housing market, the current loan-to-value ratio is relatively low, unlike during the subprime housing crisis.

Source: BCA Research

 

Japan: The BoJ will maintain its bond-buying program despite firmer inflation.

Source: Reuters  Read full article

 

The yen tumbled in response to the BoJ’s announcement, hitting the lowest level in two decades vs. USD.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Energy: In energy markets, crack spreads are hitting multi-year highs, boosting refinery margins around the world.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Equities: The AAII bull-bear spread shows that investors are most gloomy about stocks since the financial crisis selloff.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Commodities: Gold is finally succumbing to the US dollar rally.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Food for Thought: Lastly, let’s look at convenience store chains with the most locations in each state:

Source: @statspanda1  Read full article

Edited by William Villacis

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