The Daily Shot Brief – August 10th, 2021

Greetings,

 

 

United States: Job openings hit another record in June, with the May figures revised higher. The demand for labor in the US is unprecedented.

Source: Daily Shot

 

United Kingdom: As we saw last week, the BoE boosted its forecast for near-term inflation. The central bank also lowered its projections for unemployment.

Source: BCA Research

 

China: Air travel is down sharply amid concerns about the outbreak.

Source: Bloomberg Read full article

 

Cryptocurrency: Digital asset funds saw outflows for the fifth straight week, although assets under management hit the highest level since mid-May

Source: CoinShares Read full article

 

Commodities: While equities and fixed income ETFs had inflows in July, commodity funds had outflows as investors reduced gold-related exposures, according to State Street.

Source: SPDR Americas Research, @mattbartolini

 

Food for Thought: Traffic fatalities:

Source: Statista Read full article

Edited by Richard Holmes

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