Percentage of U.S. Households with No Emergency Savings Acount, by Income 40% of U.S. households don’t have $400 for an emergency expense, and 53% don’t have any emergency savings. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Share of Household Equities and Mutual Funds Owned by the Bottom 90% Chart showing that share of household equities and mutual funds owned by the bottom 90% has been counter-cyclical. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Inequality – Breakdown of U.S. Households’ Equity Ownership The top 1% own more than 50% of stocks held by US households. Image: Financial Times
Inequality – Share of Population in Middle-Income Households and Annual Median Income The middle class is shrinking rapidly in the United States. It’s at the same level as China, Turkey and Russia. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Leverage in the U.S.: Households and Corporations This chart shows the divergence between U.S. non-financial corporations leverage and households leverage. U.S. corporation debt reached a record level of $10.12tn. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
U.S. Household Debt American debt hits a record high of $13.95 trillion and represents about 73% of GDP vs. about 83% a decade ago. Image: Reuters
Real U.S. Household Net Worth and Bubble Is the wealth of American households experiencing an unsustainable bubble? Well, the current gap between U.S. household net worth and U.S. GDP is the greatest on record. Image: Real Investment Advice
Households and Corporations Debt to GDP and Total Fed Holdings Since the Great Financial Crisis, the private sector has de-leveraged, while the Fed’s balance sheet has risen sharply. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Household Debt Service Ratios by Country China’s household debt has grown rapidly in recent years. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
House Prices Around Europe Chart showing house prices around Europe since the Great Financial Crisis. House prices in Norway and Sweden have been on a high rising trend. Image: Jeroen Blokland