Greetings,
The United States: Treasury yields advanced further this morning with news of faster quantitative tightening, which the stock market could no longer ignore.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-10y-ESA2204060436.png)
For now, strong household balance sheets are expected to be a tailwind for spending.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-HH-net-worth-over-consumption2204060436.png)
Europe: Next, high corporate debt makes French firms more vulnerable to rising rates.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EZ-FR-Corp-Debt2204060436.png)
Russia: The US treasury is making is harder for Russia to keep paying on its dollar debt. As a result, bond prices plummeted.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-RU-Bond2204060436.png)
Cryptocurrency: Here is an updated look at crypto donations to Ukraine.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/BT-42204060436.png)
Equities: Declining ISM manufacturing index and the Fed tightening monetary policy is not a good combination for stocks.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-ISM-and-Fed-tightening2204060436.png)
Food for Thought: The ratio of hourly earnings to gasoline prices:
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 6th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTC-Ratio-of-hourly-earnings-to-gasoline-prices2204060436.png)
Edited by Alexander Bowers
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