The Daily Shot Brief – August 1st, 2019

Greetings,

 

The United States: This chart shows the spread between the ISM orders and inventories (a forward-looking indicator) vs. the ISM composite index.

Source: @Not_Jim_Cramer

 

The Eurozone: Businesses increasingly expect a slowdown in hiring.

Source: @acemaxx, @PictetWM

 

China: Government bond yields are falling.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Rates: The shift into bond funds from equity funds continues. The net new cash flows to bond funds tend to correlate with the bond market’s performance (second panel).

Source: BCA Research

 


Food for Thought: Public attention to early-stage presidential campaigns:

Source: @pewresearch; Read full article

Edited by Joseph N Cohen

 

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