GDP Growth Differential: U.S. vs. European Union U.S. GDP growth has been stronger than in the European Union in 28 of the last 40 quarters. It can explain why the U.S. dollar has been so…

MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. and S&P 500 Index U.S. equities have significantly outperformed the rest of the world in recent years, but this has not always been the case. You may also like “Trailing 12-month Return…

The U.S. Unemployment Rate Is Historically Low But the FOMC projection suggests that the unemployment rate cannot improve indefinitely. Image: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Increased Number of Zombie Companies Artificially low interest rates and investor demand for leveraged loans have created zombie firms. Image: Jupiter Asset Management

New Secular Bull Market? This chart shows a perspective on secular bull and bear markets since 1930. Picture Source: ClearBridge Investments

Strength of Economic Expansions The current business cycle is the longest expansion, but it’s also the weakest. Picture Source: ClearBridge Investments

Fed Rate Cut Is Not Necessarily a Sell Signal This chart shows the S&P 500 Index performance, 6 and 12 months after an initial Federal Reserve rate cut. You may also like “S&P 500 Performance…

Is Gold a Good Asset When Stock Prices Are Falling? This chart shows gold and S&P 500 index performance during S&P 500 declines. Image: Wells Fargo Investment Institute

Global PMI vs. G10 Central Banks Rates Cut When Global PMI is weak, as is currently the case, G10 central banks have always cut rates. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

To Date, the Longest U.S. Expansion in History However, this chart shows that the average growth rate of the current expansion is among the slowest. Image: Bloomberg

Trailing 12-month Return Differential between U.S. and non-U.S. Stocks Not so long ago, international stocks led the way over U.S. stocks. They could beat US stocks over next decade. Image: Vanguard