Greetings,
United States: GDP growth weakened last quarter, but economists expect a rebound in Q4.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-GDP2110290533.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-GDP-Level2110290533.png)
United Kingdom: Four hikes by June?
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/UK-Hikes2110290533.png)
Europe: Natural gas prices appear to be rolling over.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EU-NG2110290533.png)
Cryptocurrency: $3.1 billion of bitcoin options are set to mature on Friday, which could be a source of volatility. The top volume contracts have been around the $60K strike price, with calls outweighing puts.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-1-Options2110290533.png)
Equities: Here is how hedge fund managers changed their sector allocations over the past three months.
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-HFs-Position-CHanges2110290533.png)
Food for Thought: Year-over-year changes in US gun deaths:
![The Daily Shot Brief – October 29th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTP-Year-over-year-changes-in-US-gun-deaths2110290533.png)
Edited by Daniel Moskovits
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