Greetings,
The United States: Rent growth slows.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Starts-Permits-5-unit22403200444.png)
The United Kingdom: Economists still hold a bleak outlook for UK growth this year.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/UK-Economists-are-not-very-hopeful-about-UK-growth-this-year2403200444.png)
Europe: Swiss watch exports softened last month amid weak demand from China.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EU-Swiss-watch-exports2403200444.png)
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EU-Swiss-watch-exports-ST2403200444.png)
Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin is now almost flat month-to-date.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-Bitcoin-is-almost-flat-month-to-date2403200444.png)
Equities: Fund managers now see global corporate profits improving.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-FMS-profir-growth2403200444.png)
Food for Thought: China’s rapidly fading economic transparency:
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTG-ChinaQs-rapidly-fading-economic-transparency2403200444.png)
Edited by Josh Oldmixon
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