U.S. Recession and Fed Hiking Cycle Based on the lags between rate hikes and previous cycles, the likelihood of a recession in the United States remains a topic of discussion. Image: Deutsche Bank

U.S. Dollar Strength vs. Frequency of Reported Revenue Beats A weaker U.S. dollar is correlated with more revenue beats, reflecting the potential benefits of currency depreciation on corporate financial outcomes. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…

10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Since the Global Financial Crisis, there have been only two other occasions where the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has experienced such a rapid decline, underscoring the exceptional nature of the current…

Performance – Nikkei 225 BofA has expressed its optimistic outlook for the Nikkei 225 Index, predicting that it will achieve new record highs in 2024 and rise by a substantial 13%. Image: BofA Global Research

Global Equities – MSCI AC World Mid- and Large-Cap Index Are emerging market equities poised for continued growth? Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

Average Annualized 1-Month Real Total S&P 500 Return and U.S. Unemployment Rate While a low U.S. unemployment rate is generally a positive indicator for the economy, very low unemployment rates can be seen as a…

S&P 500 Real Price Index Since 1871, approximately 40% of the years have seen a negative real price return for the inflation-adjusted S&P500 index. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

S&P 500 Performance After a Negative Santa Claus Rally and Negative First Five Days Historically, the combination of a negative Santa Claus rally and a negative first five days of a new year for the…

Valuation – S&P 500 Trailing PE After the fall of the Berlin Wall, globalization had a significant impact on various aspects of the global economy, including financial markets, as evidenced by the P/E ratios of…

Weekly Equity Fund Flows Equity funds seeing $82 billion inflows over the past 10 weeks indicates the strong confidence investors have in the potential returns in equity markets. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

S&P 500 Performance After 9-Week Win Streaks Historically, 9-week win streaks tend to be bullish for U.S. stocks, with a median 12.4% increase in value seen a year later since 1950, giving investors good reason…