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Inflation – Single Most Important Problem Facing Small Business Owners Inflation is supposed to reduce profit margins. Image: BCA Research

S&P 500 Total Returns During Fed Hiking Cycles Historically, the S&P 500 tends to do well during Fed hiking cycles. Image: BofA Research Investment Committee

S&P 500 – USD Liquid Grade Index and USD Liquid High Yield Index Could the S&P 500 break below the 4200 level? Image: BofA Global Research

Average Performance of Companies that Have Announced Splits Companies that have announced a stock split tend to outperform the S&P 500 over the next 12 months. Image: BofA Research Investment Committee

Gold Price vs. U.S. 5-Year TIPS Yield Generally, when the U.S. 5-year TIPS yield goes up, gold tends to go down. Image: The Daily Shot

U.S. Small-Cap Stocks – Share of Russell 2000 Stocks with Negative NTM Net Income The number of unprofitable companies in the Russell 2000 is rising. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

S&P 500 Index vs. Fed Operations Will the S&P 500 deliver strong gains in the Fed’s tightening cycle? Image: Real Investment Advice

Number of Annual Stock Split Announcements for S&P 500 Companies While stock splits are no longer in vogue over the past decade, Google has announced 20-for-1 stock split. Image: BofA Research Investment Committee

Headline CPI Inflation in Major DMs Has headline inflation peaked in major DMs? Image: Capital Economics

Estimated EPS Impact from a 90bp YoY Increase in Cash Yield Through Interest Income Historically, the S&P 500 tends to do well during Fed hike cycles. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy

Valuation – Russell 2000 Price-to-Book Ratio Small cap valuations remain high despite the recent sell-off. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research