Greetings,
United States: The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model forecast for the Q3 GDP growth tumbled after the jobs report.
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-NFP-GDPNow2109070417.png)
Bond yields jumped, with the market expecting the Fed to let inflation run hotter in response to softer job gains.
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-NFP-10y2109070417.png)
China: Majority of companies polled are not interested in moving production out of China.
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Moving-prod-out-of-CH2109070417.png)
Cryptocurrency: El Salvador purchased 200 BTC as it prepares to make the cryptocurrency legal tender.
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-El-Salvador2109070417.png)
Commodities: Aluminum hit a decade high …
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Alum-decade-high2109070417.png)
… after the news of a coup in Guinea.
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Alum-ST2109070417.png)
Credit: The ratio of US high-yield to investment-grade spreads continues to drift lower (HY outperforming).
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-HYIG-Ratio2109070417.png)
Food for Thought: Investments in alternative-protein companies:
![The Daily Shot Brief – September 7th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTB-AAA-Investments-in-alternative-protein-companies2109070417.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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