Greetings,
United States: Here are the reasons for the lack of urgency in returning to work.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-lack-of-urgency-to-return-to-work2110190438.png)
Canada: Four BoC rate hikes by the end of Q3 of next year? The market is convinced.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CA-4-rate-hikes2110190438.png)
Eurozone: Economists are boosting inflation forecasts.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-CPI-Forecast2110190438.png)
The CPI – PPI spread has blown out, which could squeeze corporate profit margins in some sectors.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-CPI-PPI2110190438.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-rise-in-input-prices2110190438.png)
China: The PBoC says that the property developers’ credit risk is manageable. After a couple of developers paid their coupon, risk aversion eased somewhat, and yields on some leveraged firms’ debt declined.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-HY2110190438.png)
For the first time in a decade, loans to developers in China declined.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Loans-to-developers2110190438.png)
Energy: Fund managers are overweight energy.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-FMS-Overweight2110190438.png)
Food for Thought: Lithium-ion battery production expectations:
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 19th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTT-Lithium-ion-battery-production-projections2110190438.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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