Top 10 Ranked by Dow Jones Industrial Average Weekly Performance For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 12%, one of its best weekly performances on record. Image: CNBC
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Plummets This chart highlights the abrupt turn in small business optimism under coronavirus. Image: Real Investment Advice
U.S. – Contribution to Monthly Increase in Job Losers As the chart shows, more than 80% of job losers are due to temporary layoffs. Image: BCA Research
World’s Economic Programs Against the Coronavirus The massive stimulus package should keep the U.S. economic engine running. Image: howmuch.net
U.S. Real Personal Consumption Expenditure This chart suggests that U.S. consumer spending activity is expected to decline by 13% in simple terms. Image: Oxford Economics
S&P 500 Dividend Futures Curve vs. 2019 Dividends The dividend futures market may be too negative, as it was the case in 2008. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy
U.S. High Yield High yield credit spreads are currently moving in the right direction. Image: Fidelity Investments
Estimated Contraction in Global Oil Demand by Product Global oil demand is expected to see its first quarterly contraction in over a decade, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Image: J.P. Morgan Commodities Research
Number of U.S. Corporate Insiders Buying Stock by Month Insiders are confident in an economic recovery and bought the dip in March. Image: Financial Times
S&P 500 – Equity Risk Premium This chart suggests that the S&P 500 looks attractive relative to bonds. Image: Truist
Equity Returns Over the Past Decade Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management is advising its wealthy clients to get back into equities and favor U.S. stocks (for informational purpose only, not a recommendation). Image: Bloomberg