The Daily Shot Brief – August 19th, 2021

Greetings,

 

United States: When will the Fed announce taper? Here is BofA’s survey of fund managers.

Source: BofA Global Research; @Saburgs

The stock market sold off in response to the Fed minutes.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

China: The momentum factor has outperformed over the past decade, especially relative to the US.

Source: FactorResearch

 

Cryptocurrency: The market dominance of bitcoin, or the largest cryptocurrency’s value as a share of the overall market, declined to 44% over the past week. Altcoins such as ether, XRP, and Cardano took the lead.

Source: CoinDesk

 

Energy: Gasoline crack spreads have risen this year.

Source: @WSJ Read full article

But refinery businesses have underperformed due to environmental regulation concerns.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Rates: The Fed’s Bullard is becoming concerned about the central bank being behind the curve.

Source: Reuters Read full article

 

Food for Thought: The global impact of climate change:

Source: Statista

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

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