The Daily Shot Brief – March 19th, 2018

Greetings,

 

 

The United States: The federal debt has jumped $1.2 trillion since the debt ceiling has been lifted.

Source: @trevornoren; Read full article

 

Equity Markets: Equity ETFs saw record inflows last week.

Source: JPMorgan, @tracyalloway

 

Japan: Here is the breakdown of Japan’s PPI.

Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics

 

Energy Markets: Energy stocks have reversed their underperformance over the past week, finishing in line with the S&P 500.

Source: Ycharts

 

Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were struggling in thin Sunday afternoon trading.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Credit: Is investment-grade corporate credit cheap on a relative basis?

Source: FTN Financial

 


Food for Thought: US marriage rates over time and by generation.

Source: US Census Bureau, @conradhackett; Read full article

 

 

 

 

Edited by Joseph N Cohen


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