Greetings,
The United States: Tight lending standards still signal a slowdown in consumer credit ahead.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-A-slowdown-ahead-in-consumer-credit2402070343.png)
Europe: Here is a look at drug overdose rates.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EU-Drug-overdose-rates2402070343.png)
China: China consumes more electricity per person than the EU.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-China-consumes-more-electricity-per-person-than-the-EU2402070343.png)
Commodities: Cotton futures have been rallying.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Cotton2402070343.png)
Energy: The US rig count is holding near 500.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-Rigs2402070343.png)
Equities: Here is a look at US valuations for the S&P 500, equal-weight, mid-cap, and small-cap indices, relative to their 20-year average.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-US-valuations-outside-the-SPX-index-are-not-extreme-relative-to-the-20-year-average-ST2402070343.png)
Credit: High-yield bonds have been outperforming the S&P 500 on a risk-adjusted basis.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-HY-outperfroming-spx-risk-adjusted2402070343.png)
Food for Thought: Trust in higher education:
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTP-Trust-in-higher-education2402070343.png)
Edited by Josh Oldmixon
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