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World Equities and U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Chart suggesting that the round trip in U.S. Treasury yields explains the round trip in stock market valuation. Image: Financial Times

U.S. Equities and The World: Earnings Growth vs. Multiple Expansion Since the 2009 low, the strong performance of the U.S. markets comes from earnings growth (73%) and multiple expansion (27%). You may also like “S&P 500 Return: Earnings Growth vs. Multiple Expansion.” Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

U.S. vs. Developed Market Equities (ex-US) Price Relative This chart shows the dominance of the U.S., as the U.S. stock market has grown bigger than the rest of the world’s stock market. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

Performance over 12 Months: S&P 500 vs. FTSE All World and FTSE 100 U.S. equities had their best month since 1987, in the global rebound. Image: Financial Times

Number of Trading Days in a Bear Market (MSCI World Index) Stimulus and extremely low interest rates have moved global equities higher over past decade. Image: Financial Times

MSCI World Index vs. OECD Unemployment Rate and U.S. Consumer Confidence Chart suggesting that OECD unemployment troughs and very confident U.S. consumers do not generally bode well for global equities. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

World Semiconductor Sales Lead Emerging Markets This chart suggests that world semiconductor sales lead the MSCI emerging markets index by 3 months. This is very interesting before investing in emerging market equities. Country weights of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index: 33% China, 13.02% Korea, 11.35% Taiwan. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

MSCI Emerging Markets Index vs. World Semiconductor Sales This great chart suggests that world semiconductor sales lead the MSCI emerging markets index by 3 months. Very interesting chart before investing in emerging market equities. Country weights of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index: 33% China, 13.02% Korea, 11.35% Taiwan. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

Global Equities Are Pricing In A Global Recovery This chart shows that global equities tend to move ahead of changes in world trade volumes, with a two-month lag.  Global equities are pricing in a global recovery, not global trade wars. Image: Absolute Strategy Research

Percentage Contribution of Returns Between Dividends, Earnings and Valuation Since the beginning of the year, the multiple expansion explains the majority of returns in equities around the world. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research