The Daily Shot Brief – January 24th, 2019

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The United States: The US Sales Manager Index (SMI) from World Economics shows that business activity is holding up in January. However, business confidence softened, and the pace of hiring (“staffing levels”) slowed substantially.

Source: World Economics

 

China: Softer disposable income growth does not bode well for retail sales.

Source: Fitch Solutions Macro Research

 

The Eurozone: This chart shows the changes in Germany’s foreign direct investment.

Source: CrossBorder Capital

 

Equities: Company earnings calls increasingly mention recession concerns.

Source: Arbor Research & Trading

 

Credit: The largest (most liquid) leveraged loans have recovered most of their recent losses. That’s not the case for smaller loans.

Source: IHS Markit

 


Food for Thought: Streaming services take on Hollywood.

Source: @StatistaCharts; Read full article

 


Edited by Joseph Cohen


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