Inequality – Monthly Income After Tax Minus Average Monthly Expenditures Greatest economy ever? Despite increasing wage growth and a low unemployment rate, half of the U.S. population spends more than their income. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Breaking Down Income Inequality in the U.S. Income inequality in the U.S. worsens. This chart puts things into perspective. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Income Mobility Across Generations In the United States, it takes five generations for individuals born in low-income families to reach the mean income in society. In Danemark, it takes “only” two generations. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
U.S. Corporate Income Tax Rate Thanks to Trump’s tax cuts, the median S&P500 company effective tax rate is 19%. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
U.S. Share of Global Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Yield With negative yields in Europe and Japan, the U.S. now accounts for 95% of the positive investment-grade yield. Image: Legg Mason
S&P 500 Operating EPS vs. USA National Income, Corporate Profits Thanks to buybacks, this chart clearly shows the current divergence. Is a new bubble being formed? Image: Nordea and Macrobond
Global Fixed Income Market In Different Yield Buckets Nowadays, the scarcity of yield with 20% of global bonds below 0%. Image: ICE Data Indices, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Lower Incomes Paid the Highest Price Low-income groups are slowly recovering after the financial crisis. Inequality: you may also like “U.S. Net Worth by Wealth Bracket.” Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Income Shares of the Top 1% in Various Countries The richest 1% of Americans take 20% of national income, but the richest 1% of the Dutch people only 6%. Denmark and the Netherlands are the countries that are the most equal. Image: World Economic Forum
Cumulative Weekly Fund Flows In terms of fund flows, this chart highlights the decade of fixed income. Image: BofA Global Research