MSCI ACWI Total Return Index vs. OECD Composite Leading Indicator Chart suggesting that usually, when the OECD composite leading indicator is up (slightly), it is positive for equity markets. Image: Tomasz Hońdo
Major Economies Central Banks Total Assets and MSCI ACWI Chart suggesting that central bank stimulus would support financial markets in 2020 (R = 0.95 since 2009). Image: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
MSCI ACWI Total Return Index – Rallies and Corrections Interesting chart showing the deviation of the MSCI AC World Total Return Index against its trend line, like the swing of a pendulum. Image: Fidelity Investments
MSCI ACWI and Global Composite PMI Chart suggesting that global equities expect a pickup in global growth, as policy stimulus takes effect. Image: Morgan Stanley Research
FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index and MSCI ACWI Index This chart shows that global IPOs overall have performed similarly with the overall global equity market. Image: Wells Fargo Investment Institute
MSCI ACWI Index and Companies Run by Billionaires Are billionaires the best corporate leaders and victims of bias in the media? Image: Financial Times
MSCI ACWI Returns vs. Global Bond Returns This chart shows that global bond returns are outpacing stocks. Image: Financial Times
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
Dividend Yield of MSCI ACWI Stocks Currently, more than 1,100 global stocks are paying dividends above the average yield of global government bonds. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch
Currency Impact on International Returns (MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.) Chart showing the currency impact on the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index. Image: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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 Differential between U.S. and non-U.S. Stocks.” Image: ClearBridge Investments