The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021

Greetings,

 

United States: US consumers now view the buying conditions for houses as worst in years, as prices surge (2 charts).

Source: Daily Shot

 

Source: Fannie Mae, @Not_Jim_Cramer Read full article

 

Europe: French business bankruptcies tumbled since the start of the pandemic (due to state aid), even as debt levels surged.

Source: @MichaelaArouet, @Lvieweconomics

 

Energy: Will underinvestment in oil extraction exacerbate the market deficit over the next few years?

Source: @WSJ Read full article

 

This chart shows the OPEC+ spare capacity (“other OPEC+” is mostly Kazakhstan).

Source: World Bank Group

 

Equities: Equities and fixed-income markets are sending different signals on inflation, …

h/t Cormac Mullen

 

… amid massive inflows into inflation-sensitive stocks.

Source: Arbor Research & Trading

 

Credit: Here is a look at the US corporate bond market-cap by rating …

Source: Mizuho Securities USA

 

…and duration by rating category.

Source: Mizuho Securities USA

 

Food for Thought: Undernourishment, diet composition, and income:

Source: @adam_tooze; IMF WEO April 2021.

Edited by Richard Holmes

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