Greetings,
Administrative Update: The Daily Shot Brief will not be published the week of December 27th.
Equities: Last week, the Federal Reserve confirmed that it will be rapidly removing monetary stimulus next year. Now the fiscal spigot is getting shut off as well.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Manchin2-ST2112200443.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Manchin1-ST2112200443.png)
Stock futures are heavy this morning.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-ESA2112200443.png)
Credit: Real estate spreads are still attractive relative to corporate credit.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-RE-yield2112200443.png)
Commodities: Fitch expects lower commodity prices in 2022 due to rising supply and fading demand growth.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Forecast2112200443.png)
Energy: The spread between US natural gas and global LNG prices has blown out.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-NYMEX-LNG-Spread2112200443.png)
Emerging Markets: The Turkish lira continues to plummet. Inflation will hit new highs, putting pressure on Erdogan’s government.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-TRY2112200443.png)
Dollar bond yields have been climbing.
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-TU-2y2112200443.png)
Food for Thought: Inflation-adjusted minimum wage in the US:
![The Daily Shot Brief – December 20th, 2021](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTW-Inflation-adjusted-minimum-wage-in-the-US2112200443.png)
Edited by Daniel Moskovits
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