Greetings,
United States: Starting off, real retail sales are holding above the pre-COVID trend.
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Ret-Sales-Real2205180431.png)
China: Foreign ownership of China’s government bonds declined again. The government will now stop reporting bond trades by foreigners.
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Foreign-Ownership-of-Bonds2205180431.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/CH-Foreign-Ownership-of-Bonds-ST2205180431.png)
Emerging Markets: Indonesia’s trade surplus hit a record high due to commodity exports.
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-ID-Trade-Bal2205180431.png)
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-ID-Trade-ST2205180431.png)
Equities: Next, let’s look at market corrections during midterm-elections years.
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Market-corrections-in-midterm-elections-years2205180431.png)
Also, which sectors are exposed to rate hikes?
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/EQ-Which-sectors-are-most-exposed-to-rate-hikes2205180431.png)
Food for Thought: Lastly, let’s check in on the number of US nuclear warheads.
![The Daily Shot Brief – May 18th, 2022](https://thedailyshot.com/wp-content/uploads/VTG-Number-of-US-nuclear-warheads2205180431.png)
Edited by Alexander Bowers
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