U.S. Job Growth and Business Cycles Chart showing that U.S. job growth has recovered more slowly than in previous cycles. Image: CNBC

U.S. Job Growth vs. Population Growth and Recessions U.S. job growth continues to outpace population growth and does not point to an impending recession. Image: BLS

Global Earnings Growth Chart showing that the gap between U.S. earnings growth and non-U.S. earnings growth is narrowing. Image: Fidelity Investments

High-Yield Credit Returns A good year for high-yield credit returns, but Moody’s has warned that high-yield bonds appear to be expensive relative to fundamentals. Image: Financial Times

Which Topics are of Rising Interest According to Investment-Focused Searches? This chart shows the share of rising search interest by topic, according to investment-focused searches. Most interest is in fixed income and ETFs. Image: Arbor…

U.S. Housing Starts by Decade Currently, lower mortgage rates are boosting U.S. housing starts, but this decade will see the lowest number of housing units started in six decades.

EUR/USD One Year Historical Volatility (U.S. Dollar and Euro) 2019 is a record low volatility in EUR/USD since 1999. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond

World Consumer Sentiment and Real World GDP Growth World consumer sentiment change is back to neutral and suggests a rebound in world GDP growth. Image: Pictet Asset Management

Market Capitalization of Five Largest Companies as Share of S&P 500 Total The market capitalization of the five largest companies now account for 16% of S&P 500 total, while the average is 13%. Image: Goldman…

U.S. Economic Expansion The current economic cycle is the longest on record, but the weakest of the post-WWII era. Image: Wells Fargo Securities International Limited

Worst Yearly Total Return Across Asset Classes 2019 is poised to be one of the best years ever for investing. The worst asset class is up 2.3% YTD. Image: Bianco Research