The Daily Shot Brief – August 21st, 2020

Greetings,

 

United States: After four weeks of declines, initial unemployment claims rose last week.

Source: Oxford Economics

 

China: The yield curve has flattened considerably since May.

Source: The Daily Shot

The PBoC has kept liquidity relatively tight and resisted lowering short-term rates.

Source: Jing Zhao, @TheTerminal, Bloomberg Finance L.P.

 

Energy: The US oil futures curve is in contango. And the time spread (price between contracts) should remain wide at the front-end of the curve amid elevated inventories and high storage costs, according to Pavilion Global Markets.

Source: Pavilion Global Markets

Oil prices are nearing breakeven levels for core US shale plays.

Source: Pavilion Global Markets

 

Equitiees: This chart shows the Q2 revenue distribution for S&P 500 companies (by sector).

Source: @WSJ Read full article

 

Credit:  This scatterplot shows the GDP growth vs. BBB bond spreads. Can you spot the Fed’s intervention?

Source: @michaellebowitz

 

Food For Thought: Social media revenue per user:

Source: @chartrdaily

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

Contact the Daily Shot Editor: Editor@DailyShotLetter.com

 

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