Greetings,
The United States: Are investors ignoring the rising odds of the federal government shutdown this week? The probability in the betting markets is still below 30% but climbing.
Credit: 2017 was a good year for investment-grade bond fund inflows.
China: The Chinese renminbi is advancing against the dollar (strongest in two years)
Bitcoin: Bitcoin remains range-bound.
Equity Markets: The rotation out of active equity mutual funds continued in 2017.
Canada: The BoC continues its attempts to rein in the housing market.
Emerging Markets: The end of NAFTA could be devastating for Mexico’s economy
Global Developments: The chart below has the government debt and the fiscal deficits as a percentage of the GDP.
Food for Thought: What do Americans see as the country’s top problem?
Edited by Joseph N Cohen
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