The Daily Shot Brief – October 5th, 2020

Greetings,

 

United States: Just as we saw in the Conference Board’s index, the updated September U. Michigan consumer sentiment report showed substantial improvements.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

United Kingdom: The UK’s economy has underperformed due to weak household spending.

Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics

But retail sales have now fully recovered from the pandemic-induced slump, pointing to a rebound in economic growth.

Source: TS Lombard

 

Eurozone: The Eurozone is in deflation again, as the core CPI plummets. It’s an issue for the ECB.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Energy: The US rig count increased for the second week in a row.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Equities: Based on CAPEs, US shares are extremely overvalued vs. the rest of the world..

Source: Oxford Economics

Which sectors are most sensitive to tax increases?

Source: @WSJ Read full article

 

Food For Thought: Retirement savings:

Source: Barron’s Read full article

Edited by Daniel Moskovits

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