The Daily Shot Brief – July 24th, 2019

Greetings,

 

The United States: The federal government is boosting spending caps again.

Source: Commerzbank Research

 

The Eurozone: Will loan growth slow over the next few months?

Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics

 

China: The July World Economics SMI index shows tepid but stable growth in China’s factory activity. Sales growth registered improvement, but business confidence remains soft.

Source: World Economics

 

Emerging Markets: TA dovish Fed and lower volatility have compressed EM sovereign spreads this year.

Source: Oxford Economics

 

Global Developments: Fund managers have added risk to their portfolios in recent weeks.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

 


Food for Thought: The European heatwave:

Source: Statista

 


Edited by Joseph N Cohen

 

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