Greetings,
The United States: To begin, the US trade deficit in goods hit a new record as imports sharply outpace exports. This result didn’t bode well for the GDP report today.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Trade-imports-and-exports2204280516.png)
Looking towards the housing market, the current loan-to-value ratio is relatively low, unlike during the subprime housing crisis.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-housing-loan-to-value2204280516.png)
Japan: The BoJ will maintain its bond-buying program despite firmer inflation.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/JP-BOJ-ST2204280516.png)
The yen tumbled in response to the BoJ’s announcement, hitting the lowest level in two decades vs. USD.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/JP-JPY2204280516.png)
Energy: In energy markets, crack spreads are hitting multi-year highs, boosting refinery margins around the world.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EN-Crack-Spread2204280516.png)
Equities: The AAII bull-bear spread shows that investors are most gloomy about stocks since the financial crisis selloff.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Bull-Bear2204280516.png)
Commodities: Gold is finally succumbing to the US dollar rally.
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CO-Gold2204280516.png)
Food for Thought: Lastly, let’s look at convenience store chains with the most locations in each state:
![The Daily Shot Brief – April 28th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTF-Convinience-store-chains2204280516.png)
Edited by William Villacis
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