1.U.S. Only Has 950,000 Hospital Beds.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/185860/number-of-all-hospital-beds-in-the-us-since-2001/

1.It’s Not 2008…U.S. Financial Stress at 2011 Levels.

A lot of my incoming client conversations today are about the key question: “How bad is it?”. In other words, what is the net impact on the economy and corporate earnings of lower rates and a lower dollar versus lower equities and wider credit spreads? Tick-by-tick measures of financial conditions show that financial conditions are currently as tight as they were during the euro crisis in 2011. In other words, any recession and slowdown in earnings associated with the ongoing moves in markets will not be as bad as during the financial crisis in 2008/2009, see chart below and here.

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Torsten Sløk, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank Securities

1.Stock Buyback ETF Lagging the S&P During This Correction.

Bull Market Winner PKW-Buyback ETF lagging.

The Daily Shot https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyshot/

1.Number of 3% Moves Already in 2019.

1.The Market Went from Zero Percent Chance of a Rate Cut to 100% Probability

CME GROUP

https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html