The Daily Shot Brief – May 17th, 2021

Greetings,

 

Europe: Here is the projected growth map.

Source: EC Read full article

 

Asia-Pacific: Taiwan’s stock market has been tumbling in recent days amid investor deleveraging (2nd chart).

Source: Daily Shot

 

Source: h/t @JeannyYu

 

China: Domestic rating companies are starting to do their job, …

Source: @DiMartinoBooth, @financialtimes Read full article

 

… as local bond defaults soar.

Source: @business Read full article

 

Commodities: Commodities have been reacting strongly to global growth relative to prior years.

Source: Arbor Research & Trading

 

A weaker dollar has been helping to fuel the commodity rise.

Source: TS Lombard

 

Global Developments: The chart below shows asset classes with the highest fund inflows by year.

Source: BofA Global Research, @WallStJesus

 

Food For Thought: Google search activity for “worker shortage”:

Source: Google Trends

Edited by Devon Lall

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