The Daily Shot Brief – November 23rd, 2020

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United States: US daily new COVID cases are approaching 200k.

Source: The Daily Shot

Below is the share of US states (GDP-weighted) where daily infections are rising.

Source: ANZ Research

 

China: The renminbi has not moved into the “outright expensive” territory, according to BCA Research.

Source: BCA Research

 

Commodities: Gold fund outflows have been severe on the back of the vaccine news.

Source: BofA Global Research

 

Equities: Short interest in S&P 500 stocks continues to hit new lows.

Source: BofA Global Research, @jsblokland

Most of the losses that short sellers experienced this month were in tech stocks.

Source: @markets Read full article

 

Rates: The US yield curve has been flattening. Some analysts expect the Fed to shift its purchases to longer-dated Treasuries while keeping the dollar amounts of QE unchanged.

Source: @markets Read full article

 

Food For Thought: Video game players’ demographics:

Source: Visual Capitalist Read full article

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

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