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Stocks – Global Cyclical Relative to Defensive Sectors vs. U.S. 10-Year Yields Is now the time for defensive stocks? Image: Longview Economics

S&P 500 Index New All-Times Through August Historically, August tends to be a weak month for the S&P 500 Index, but that’s not the case this year. Image: LPL Research

Markets – Average Sharpe Ratio Across Assets How long will the “everything rally” last? Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

Equity Performance – MSCI China/MSCI US The Chinese equity market has significantly underperformed the U.S. equity market over the last decade. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

U.S. Small Cap Fund Flows Should investors be bullish on U.S. small caps despite record outflows? Image: Topdown Charts

U.S. Stock Market as a % of Global U.S. stocks dominate global equity markets. Image: BCA Research

Emerging Market Equities vs. S&P 500 Emerging market equities look attractive relative to the S&P 500. Image: BofA Global Research

Cyclicals/Defensives vs. ISM Manufacturing PMI Should investors favor defensive stocks for the rest of the year? Image: Nordea and Macrobond

Valuations – Forward P/E Ratio and Earnings Volatility The U.S. equity market looks expensive. Should investors worry? Image: Alpine Macro

U.S. CPI Swap Rate and U.S. TIPS Breakeven Inflation Is U.S. inflation going to be transitory? Image: BCA Research

Policy Rates in Japan, in Europe and the U.S. Are ultra-low interest rates here to stay? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy