Greetings,
United States: Some economists and Fed officials are becoming concerned about the wage-price spiral.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Wage-Price-SPiral2202150430.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Wage-ST2202150430.png)
Emerging Markets: Some emerging market equity valuations are very attractive vs. their developed market peers.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-undervalued2202150430.png)
Commodities: Beijing is waging war on iron ore prices.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Iron-Ore2202150430.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Iron-Ore-ST2202150430.png)
Equities: Fund managers have been reducing their allocations to stocks amid expectations of slower economic growth.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-FMS-Overweight2202150430.png)
Rates: Europe has been the largest buyer of Treasuries, agency debt, and corporate bonds over the past decade.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/RA-EU-buying-US-debt2202150430.png)
Still, foreign purchases of Treasuries are small compared to the Fed’s buying spree.
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/RA-EU-buy22202150430.png)
Food for Thought: Portfolio allocations of the top 1% vs. the bottom 50%:
![The Daily Shot Brief – February 15th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTB-Portfolio-allocations-of-the-top-1pc-v-bottom-50pc2202150430.png)
Edited by Devon Lall
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