Greetings,
United States: Mortgage applications to buy a home typically decline this time of the year. Instead, we got an increase, with the purchase index now well above 2019 levels.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-MBA2108260336.png)
Housing demand remains exceptionally strong.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-RF-Demand2108260336.png)
Euorzone: Bund yields jumped on Wednesday.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-GE-10y2108260336.png)
Longer-term inflation expectations are grinding higher.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-GE-5y5y2108260336.png)
China: Construction activity has been moderating.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Constr2108260336.png)
Energy: US gasoline demand is back at the top of the seven-year range.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-Gaso-Days2108260336.png)
Equities: Strong and stable earnings growth helps explain higher valuations on US shares relative the rest of the world.
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Rich-US-valuations-v-ROW2108260336.png)
Food for Thought: Evacuations from Afghanistan:
![The Daily Shot Brief – August 26th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTG-AAAA-Evacuations-from-Afghanistan2108260336.png)
Edited by Daniel Moskovits
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