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Share of Central Banks Cutting Rates More than 60% of the world’s central banks are easing, while the U.S. stock market is at an all-time high. Image: NBF Economics and Strategy

Fed Rates Cut While The S&P 500 Traded Within 2% of a 4 Years All-Time High Don’t fight the Fed, when the Fed cuts rates while the S&P 500 trades at all-time highs. Image: Pictet Wealth Management

U.S. State Unemployment Rates The unemployment rate is increasing in some states. Image: The Wall Street Journal

U.S. and Eurozone Unemployment Rates This chart shows the gap between the unemployment rates of the two economies, while unemployment falls to historic lows. Image: Financial Times

World’s Central Banks Are Cutting Rates World’s central banks are lowering interest rates, in order to boost money supply in the economy and stimulate economic growth. Image: Charles Schwab

U.S. Mortgage Rates and New Home Sales The decline in mortgage rates has given a strong boost to new home sales. Image: Macrobond

U.S. Dollar and Percentage of Developed Countries with Policy Rates below U.S. The chart suggests that the percentage of developed countries with policy rates below U.S., is a support for the U.S. dollar. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch

Demographics and Interest Rates Interesting chart suggesting that demographics explain bond yields. Image: Fidelity Investments

U.S. Rates Chart showing the dramatic plunge in interest rates over the past 10 months. On the positive side, the equity risk premium (ERP) is now higher. Image: Fidelity Investments

Developed Country Policy Rates Above the United States Look for the mistake: the number of countries with a policy rate above the U.S. is zero. Image: Bianco Research