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Financial Stocks vs. Financial Bonds and 5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Financial stock outperformance tends to track 5-year rates. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

U.S. Private Sector Financial Assets % of GDP This chart highlights the obvious disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street, as the value of U.S. financial assets is 6.0 times the size of U.S. GDP. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Japanese Equities, Ex-Financials, Since 1980 Japanese equities, ex-financials, have had a very honorable past decade. Are Japanese equities still a good bet? Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

S&P 500 Financials Index/S&P 500 Index and ISM Manufacturing PMI The ISM Manufacturing PMI suggests that the financials’ rally should continue. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

S&P 500 Sectors (Tech, Consumer Dis., Financials and Energy), Increase in Market Value Are tech sector valuations a cause for concern? Image: Financial Times

Global Non-Financial Debt vs. GDP How much debt is too much? Economic growth rates and interest rates are key factors. Image: BofA

Central Banks and U.S. Financial Conditions Index (FCI) If the Fed, the ECB and the BoE wait until 2025 before raising rates, financial conditions should remain very easy. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Cyclicals – U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield and Financials vs. S&P 500 A vaccine for COVID-19 may be the most powerful catalyst for “distressed cyclicals.” Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Loan Loss Provisions by S&P 500 Financials Should investors love bank stocks, as loan loss provisions are expected to decline sharply? Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Alloation

Relative Performance of U.S. Financials vs. S&P 500 U.S. financials have underperformed dramatically the overall market. Are they still a value trap? Image: Morgan Stanley Research