The Daily Shot Brief – May 3rd, 2019

Greetings,

 

The United States: Corporate cost-cutting has been pressuring self-employed and contract workers.

Source: The Daily Feather

 

The Eurozone: Over the past couple of quarters, European exporters have been enjoying the euro’s weakness.

Source: Kyriba

 

Equities: The market has been punishing companies missing earnings estimates (more than usual).

Source: Deutsche Bank Research

 

China: China’s trading partners show signs of improvement in their exports (see comment below).

Source: Danske Bank

 

Global Developments: For now, the advanced economies’ composite PMI (business activity) points to slower growth ahead.

Source: Capital Economics

 


Food for Thought: Casino revenues by game type:

Source: @DataIsBeautiful

Edited by Joseph N Cohen

 

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