The Daily Shot Brief – July 20th, 2017

Greetings,

 

The United States: This chart shows the full breakdown of US core inflation.

Source: @NickTimiraos, @josephncohen; Read full article

 

Rates: Many fund managers view the start of the Fed’s balance sheet unwind (quantitative tightening) as a non-event.

Source: @chrisdieterich

 

Commodities: Sugar futures have bounced off the lows.

 

 

Equity Markets: Based on seasonal patterns, this is the time of the summer when the S&P 500 should peak.

Source: @RyanDetrick; Read full article

 

Energy Markets: Here is the Department of Energy production forecast.

 

 

Emerging Markets: This summary chart shows the central bank policy rates and the forecasts for select Latin American economies.

Source: Capital Economics

 

The Eurozone: The next chart shows the population pyramids for the largest Eurozone economies. They will become highly inverted by 2050 (dashed lines) as the population ages.

Source: Goldman Sachs, @joshdigga

 


Food for Thought: Average time spent per day with …

Source: @bySamRo, @Torstenslok1

Edited by Joseph N Cohen


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