Editor's Note: Below is a brief excerpt and chart from today's Early Look written by Hedgeye Director of Research Daryl Jones. Click here to learn more.

"... The notable “positive” economic news that came out overnight was that Chinese growth was inline at +6.7% year-over-year. This is a sequential slowdown from the 4th quarter of 2015, which grew at +6.8% y-o-y. And as we show in the Chart of the Day, this continues the ongoing trend of slowing growth in China and is the slowest quarterly growth rate in seven years."

CHART OF THE DAY: A Look At China's Slowest Growth Rate In 7 Years - 4 15 16 EL ben