Editor's Note: Below is a brief excerpt and chart from today's Early Look written by Hedgeye U.S. Macro analyst Christian Drake. Click here to learn more.

"... 4. Chinese Debt: Credit growth and proclivity for malinvestment in China is well publicized but I still think loan growth in 1Q was underappreciated. New loan growth in China was a remarkable $704B in 1Q16. To put that in context, the ARRA Act of 2009 (i.e. Peak Crisis, U.S. Recession Stimulus Package) was just north of $800B. What did that buy them? – another lower cycle low in GDP for 1Q."

CHART OF THE DAY: China's $704,000,000,000 Debt Binge - CoD 4