Greetings,
Asia-Pacific: Omicron is pressuring Australia’s consumer spending.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/AS-AU-Spending2201070439.png)
China: Offshore and onshore defaults have continued to climb with higher pressure for both state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately-owned enterprises (POEs).
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Fiscal32201070439.png)
Additionally, foreign investors pulled capital out of mainland shares.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-EQ-Flows-AAA2201070439.png)
Cryptocurrency: Crypto crime is increasing, mostly via stolen funds in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space (2 charts).
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-32201070439.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-42201070439.png)
Energy: Nuclear energy could be made cheaper.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-Energy-costs-by-type-nuclear-could-be-made-cheaper2201070439.png)
Global Developments: Finally, we have a summary of central banks’ pandemic-era asset purchases.
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/GL-CB-asset-purchase-programs2201070439.png)
Food for Thought: Homelessness in Finland:
![The Daily Shot Brief – January 7th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTS-Homelessness-in-Finland2201070439.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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