The Daily Shot Brief – January 20th, 2020

Greetings,

 

United States: The US Census Bureau showed housing starts rising sharply in December.

Source: The Daily Shot

We haven’t seen an increase like this in years.

Source: @Not_Jim_Cramer

 

United Kingdom: Gilt yields have been declining since the start of the year.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Eurozone: Germany’s debt-to-GDP ratio fell below 60% for the first time in years.

Source: @Schuldensuehner

 

China: This chart shows the renminbi (RMB) vs. the ratio of the S&P 500 to the Hang Seng index.

Source: Capital Economics

 

Equities: The S&P 500 forward P/E ratio (a measure of valuation) is approaching 19x for the first time in this cycle.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Food for Thought: Who is closest to achieving gender equality?

Source: World Economic Forum; Read full article

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

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