The Daily Shot Brief – December 8th, 2023

Greetings,

 

The United States: Student loans held by the federal government declined further on a year-over-year basis due in part to debt forgiveness.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Europe: Switzerland’s central bank continues to shrink its balance sheet.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Emerging Markets: Here is Colombia’s core inflation.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Commodities: US wheat futures are rebounding.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Equities: US stocks have outperformed international shares by over 10% year-to-date.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Credit: This chart shows the number of US Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.

Source: Variant Perception

 

Rates: Reserve balances are climbing despite the Fed’s QT (which tends to be a tailwind for stocks).

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Food for Thought: US home buyers’ average age:

Source: The Washington Post

 


Edited by Josh Oldmixon

Contact the Daily Shot Editor: Brief@DailyShotResearch.com


If you would like to subscribe to the full-length Daily Shot (see example), please register here.

Leave a Reply