MSCI Emerging Markets Index vs. World Semiconductor Sales This great chart suggests that world semiconductor sales lead the MSCI emerging markets index by 3 months. Very interesting chart before investing in emerging market equities. Country weights of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index: 33% China, 13.02% Korea, 11.35% Taiwan. Image: Nordea and Macrobond
Global Equities Are Pricing In A Global Recovery This chart shows that global equities tend to move ahead of changes in world trade volumes, with a two-month lag. Global equities are pricing in a global recovery, not global trade wars. Image: Absolute Strategy Research
Monthly Equity Flows – U.S. vs. Non-U.S. U.S. equities have seen the highest monthly inflows on record relative to the rest of the world. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Average Real Equity and Bond Returns Since 1900, equities have significantly outperformed bonds across the western world. Image: Financial Times
Percentage Contribution of Returns Between Dividends, Earnings and Valuation Since the beginning of the year, the multiple expansion explains the majority of returns in equities around the world. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
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