The Daily Shot Brief – December 16th, 2020

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United States: Households increasingly expect to boost their spending in the next 12 months.

Source: @WSJ Read full article

 

Europe: BCA Research expects tighter government bond spreads given additional easing from the ECB.

Source: BCA Research

 

Equities:  A record percentage of fund managers expect corporate earnings to improve.

Source: @ISABELNET_SA, @BofAML

Is next year’s earnings jump sufficient to justify lofty valuations such as this market cap-to-GDP ratio?

Source: Credit Suisse, @Scutty

 

Credit: The iShares investment-grade corporate bond ETF (LQD) posted the second-highest outflow in at least five years.

Source: Christopher Murphy; Susquehanna

 

Global Developments: How have different currencies performed against the dollar?

Source: Scotiabank Economics

 

Food For Thought: Reaching herd immunity in the US:

Source: @youyanggu

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

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