The Daily Shot Brief – October 5th, 2022

Greetings,

 

The United States: August’s  job openings report surprised to the downside, an indication that the labor market is finally starting to ease. From the Fed’s perspective, this is good news.

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However, there is still a long way to go to bring the labor market balance to pre-COVID levels. Here is the number of openings per unemployed American.

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The United Kingdom: The UK stock market is heavily exposed to cyclicals.

Source: Truist Advisory Services

 

Commodities: The rally in silver looks extended as the commodity climbs above the upper Bollinger band.

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Energy: European natural gas is rapidly reversing the summer rally.

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Equities: Here’s a look at global valuations and historical averages.

Source: Truist Advisory Services

Stocks have performed well this week. Here’s a look at market returns.

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Global Developments: Here’s performance by asset class for the month of September, measured in standard deviations.

Source: BCA Research

 

Food for Thought: Lastly, let’s take a look at the costliest hurricanes.

Source: Statista

 


Edited by Alexander Bowers

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