The Daily Shot Brief – January 3rd, 2020

Greetings,

 

Equities: The S&P 500 hit a record high after China’s central bank cut reserve requirements, which will release a substantial amount of liquidity into the financial system (see #3 here). As discussed previously, technical indicators signal that the market is overbought.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Credit: Here is S&P’s credit upgrades-to-downgrades ratio.

Source: @markets; Read full article

 

Europe: Will we see a slowdown in Germany’s consumer spending?

Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics

 

The United Kingdom: Businesses seem to be a bit more upbeat on Brexit.

Source: Reuters; Read full article

 

Global Developments: The global manufacturing PMI is signaling a rebound in industrial production.

Source: Capital Economics

 

Here are some economic data momentum indicators.

Source: Arbor Research & Trading

 

Food for Thought: How bread is stored at home:

Source: @WSJ; Read full article

Edited by Devon Lall

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