Greetings,
United States: Manufacturers’ backlogs remain massive, suggesting that factories will keep busy in the months ahead.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Manufacturing-backlog2202010532.png)
The divergence between orders and output indicates that manufacturers haven’t been able to keep up.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Manufacturing-backlog-factories-cant-keep-up2202010532.png)
Eurozone: As the TLTRO program ends, the ECB may exempt more excess reserves from the negative deposit rate.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-As-LTRO-programs-end-the-ECB-may-exempt-more-excess-reserves-from-the-negative-deposit-rate2202010532.png)
China: Here are the components of China’s GDP.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-GDP-breakdown2202010532.png)
Is Beijing overstating the GDP growth? Below is the Capital Economics China Activity Proxy.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Overstated-GDP2202010532.png)
Emerging Markets: Which countries had the highest inflation surprises?
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-Inflation-Surprises2202010532.png)
Credit: US firms are starting to borrow again.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-Borrowing-again2202010532.png)
Food for Thought: Global nuclear power production:
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 1st, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTT-Global-nuclear-power-production2202010532.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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