Greetings,
United States: The July payrolls report topped market expectations, posting another strong month of job gains.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-NFP2108090434.png)
Canada: The July employment report was disappointing.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CA-NFP2108090434.png)
Europe: Here is a comparison of digital technologies adoption between the EU and the US.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EU-Adoption-of-digital-technologies-v-US2108090434.png)
Asia-Pacific: Will the yen get a boost from the Olympics?
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/JP-Will-JPY-get-boost-from-Olympics2108090434.png)
China: Exports remain robust. Be careful with the year-over-year figures the media is reporting – comparing to last year introduces a lot of noise.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Exports2108090434.png)
Food for Thought: 2021 Olympic medals per million population (for countries with over 1 million population):
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTC-AAAA-2021-Olympic-medals-per-million-population2108090434.png)
Edited by Richard Holmes
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