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

Japan Recession Probability Chances of a recession in Japan are pretty high. Image: Quill Intelligence, LLC

Global GDP Growth Outlook – Trade Tensions vs. Policy Easing The escalation of trade tensions is a risk to the global economy outlook. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) and GDP Per Capita Interesting chart showing carbon dioxide emissions and GDP per capita for some countries. Did you expect that? Image: Macrobond

Passive Over Active Funds History suggests that investor outflows from active funds are smallest after periods of high policy uncertainty. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

MSCI ACWI Index – Bull and Bear Market As Morgan Stanley points out, this is the “unsatisfying bear market”, difficult for both bulls and bears. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

Global Negative Yielding Debt Index Global negative-yielding debt has now fallen below the 2016 peak. Image: Financial Times

Deal Value of U.S. IPOs Goldman Sachs expects $25 billion of U.S. IPOs in 2020, less than the $40 billion average since 1990. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Emerging Market Valuations Chart suggesting that emerging market valuations are not cheap for bargain investors. Image: J.P. Morgan

S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Average Daily Percentage Change by Weekday: 2019 On average this year, returns on Mondays were lower than every other day of the week. The weekend effect persists this year and is…

Earnings Estimate Progression This chart shows the earnings estimate progression since 2013. For this year, the consensus estimate of EPS growth is currently around 1.9%, and around 9.7% for 2020. Image: Fidelity Investments