The Daily Shot Brief – January 21st, 2020

Greetings,

 

China: Analysts have been extremely bullish on China’s stocks recently.

Source: @markets; Read full article

 

Asia-Pacific: Asian currencies are weaker in response to the Wuhan virus news as sentiment switches to risk-off.

Source: Bloomberg

 

Europe: 79% of EU’s coal is produced at a loss.

Source: @adam_tooze, @CarbonBubble; Read full article

 

The United States: The Fed’s ability to influence the nation’s business activity has diminished in recent decades as interest-sensitive sectors become a smaller portion of the economy.

Source: @WSJ; Read full article

 

Equities: The market has been unusually quiet.

Source: @WSJ; Read full article

 

Food for Thought: Recession concerns in the US:

Source: Statista

Edited by Devon Lall

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