Greetings,
United States: US consumers now view the buying conditions for houses as worst in years, as prices surge (2 charts).
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Mich-HPA2106150440.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Good-time-to-buy-house2106150440.png)
Europe: French business bankruptcies tumbled since the start of the pandemic (due to state aid), even as debt levels surged.
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-French-bankruptices2106150440.png)
Energy: Will underinvestment in oil extraction exacerbate the market deficit over the next few years?
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-OnG-CapEx2106150440.png)
This chart shows the OPEC+ spare capacity (“other OPEC+” is mostly Kazakhstan).
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-OPEC-spare-capacity2106150440.png)
Equities: Equities and fixed-income markets are sending different signals on inflation, …
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Infl-v-Swap2106150440.png)
… amid massive inflows into inflation-sensitive stocks.
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Infl-Flows2106150440.png)
Credit: Here is a look at the US corporate bond market-cap by rating …
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-market-capp-by-rating2106150440.png)
…and duration by rating category.
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-market22106150440.png)
Food for Thought: Undernourishment, diet composition, and income:
![The Daily Shot Brief – June 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTC-undernourishment-composition-of-diet-v-GDP2106150440.png)
Edited by Richard Holmes
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