Greetings,
The United States: Markets are now viewing a rate cut in June as more likely.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-FOMC-WIRP2403210441.png)
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-FOMC-WIRP-June2403210441.png)
Is there a risk that core inflation could remain persistently above 2%?
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-PPI4-Could-core-CPI-end-up-stuck2403210441.png)
Equities: How did various sectors and equity factors react to the FOMC maintaining its forecast for three rate cuts? Highly correlated to Treasury prices, small caps had a good day.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-FOMC-day2403210441.png)
Credit: CMBS portfolios (commercial real estate debt) are experiencing higher delinquency rates.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-Delinq2403210441.png)
Commodities: Gold hit a record high.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Gold-record-high2403210441.png)
Asia – Pacific: New Zealand unexpectedly reported another technical recession.
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/AS-NZ-Recession2403210441.png)
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/AS-NZ-Recession-ST2403210441.png)
Food for Thought: Math assessment scores by race and ethnicity for US 8th-grade students:
![](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTE-Math-assessment-scores-by-race-and-ethnicity-for-US-8th-grade-students2403210441.png)
Edited by William Villacis
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