Greetings,
United States: Below is a new index of consumer inflation expectations from ICE.
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Infl-Expect2203090434.png)
Imports from China are still elevated.
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Deficit-Imports-from-CH2203090434.png)
Energy: Making plastics is becoming unprofitable in Asia. Demand destruction?
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-Plastics2203090434.png)
Will Russia turn off the spigot?
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-RU-ST2203090434.png)
Equities: Risk appetite has deteriorated, but is sentiment about to stabilize?
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Risk-Appetite2203090434.png)
Eurozone: The ECB will need to revise its inflation projections.
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-CPI-v-projections2203090434.png)
Commodities: Gold is nearing the 2020 peak.
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Gold-is-approaching-the-2020-peak2203090434.png)
Credit: Investment-grade debt has been underperforming high-yield (purple= IG, black=HY).
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CR-HY-IG2203090434.png)
Food for Thought: Nighttime lights over Ukraine one month ago and now:
![The Daily Shot Brief – March 9th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTG-AAA-Ukraine-getting-darker2203090434.png)
Edited by William Villacis
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