The Daily Shot Brief – September 14th, 2018

Greetings,

 

The United States: Relative to other countries, US housing valuations do not appear to be stretched.

Source: Oxford Economics

 

The United Kingdom: The nation’s housing market momentum is slowing again.

Source: @samueltombs

 

China: Here is Goldman’s China current activity indicator.

Source: Goldman Sachs

 

The Eurozone: The ECB downgraded its forecast (slightly) for the GDP growth and inflation. The central bank is expected to conclude its QE program by the end of the year, but “liftoff” is a long way off.

Source: The Daily Shot

 

Equity Markets: Primary market CLO AAA spreads have been climbing recently.

Source: @LPCLoans

 

Global Developments: This is a heat map of property markets around the world.

Source: Oxford Economics

 

Emerging Markets: This chart shows the distribution of EM sovereign ratings.

Source: Moody’s Investors Service

 


Food for Thought: The cost of living vs. social security benefits:

Source: @howmuch_net; Read full article

 

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Edited by Joseph Cohen


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