Greetings,
United States: Physical store sales surged this year, with gains outpacing online stores.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Ret-sales-physical-store2112150434.png)
Canada: Household leverage is now substantially higher than in the US. One caveat is that Canada’s disposable income is more “disposable” than that of US households (due to healthcare expenses in the US).
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CA-HH-debt-disposable-income2112150434.png)
United Kingdom: Business closures accelerated this year.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/UK-Business-closures-accelerated-this-year2112150434.png)
Emerging Markets: Chile’s central bank hiked rates by 125 bps as inflation strengthens.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-Chile-Monet-Policy-Rate2112150434.png)
Cryptocurrency: 90% of bitcoin’s 21 million available coins have been mined.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-32112150434.png)
Food for Thought: Share of SUVs in total passenger car sales:
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 15th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTB-Share-of-SUVs-in-total-passenger-car-sales2112150434.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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