Greetings,
Eurozone: The divergence in loan growth trends between households and businesses keeps widening.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-Loans2108270356.png)
China: Middle-class households are burdened by the high cost of living and childcare, which is one reason for recent government reforms.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Ferti-Middle-class-HHs2108270356.png)
Emerging Markets: Emerging markets continue to see capital outflows.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-Flows2108270356.png)
Equities: The sharp decline in US consumer sentiment typically precedes periods of outperformance for discretionary stocks (2 charts).
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Cons-Sent-v-discr2108270356.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Cons22108270356.png)
Rates: The Treasury curve flattened further at the longer end after a mediocre 7-year auction.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/RA-5-302108270356.png)
Food for Thought: US nursing-home staff quitting because of “low pay, burnout, and fear of COVID”:
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 27th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTW-AAAA-Nursing-home-staff-quitting-because-of-QQ-the-pay-burnout-and-fear-of-COVID-QQ2108270356.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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