Greetings,
United States: Private investment is back to its pre-COVID trend.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-private-investment2107120339.png)
But the recovery has been uneven, with industrial equipment lagging.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-private22107120339.png)
United Kingdom: The May GDP estimate surprised to the downside.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/UK-GDP2107120339.png)
China: The PBoC cut the reserve requirement rate.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-RRR-ST2107120339.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-RRR2107120339.png)
Equities: Peak economic momentum does not necessarily mean a peak in stock prices.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Peak-ECO-v-Peak-Stocks2107120339.png)
Rates: The massive uptake of the Fed’s RRP program has drained a substantial amount of liquidity, which should be a positive for the US dollar.
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/RA-RRP-v-DXY-tighter-liq2107120339.png)
Food for Thought: Taxing digital ads and the sale of personal data:
![The Daily Shot Brief – July 12th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTX-taxing-digital-ads-and-sales-of-personal-data2107120339.png)
Edited by Richard Holmes
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