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U.S. Small Cap Stocks – S&P 600 / S&P 500 U.S. small business confidence is deteriorating, which does not bode well for U.S. small-caps, but relative valuations remain attractive. Image: BCA Research

Inflation – Share of Price Increases, 6-Month Annualized Basis Inflation is running high but is expected to start decelerating. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

MSCI ACWI – Global Equities Breadth Global equity market breadth is deteriorating. Is it time to reduce exposure to risk assets? Image: Topdown Charts

Coronavirus – Estimated Effective Reproduction Number in the U.S. The estimated effective reproductive number (Rt) at 1.10 suggests that the growth in the number of COVID-19 cases is accelerating in the United States. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Corporate Bonds – Share of Market Value in Bloomberg Barclays USD IG (AAA, AA, A, BBB) Credit quality is deteriorating, as the amount of BBB-rated bonds, one step away from junk bonds, has doubled since 1990. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

Quarterly Dollar Notional Amounts of Bonds Downgraded from IG to HY The pace of rating downgrades has accelerated markedly in recent months. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Twitter Economic Sentiment Index The Goldman Sachs Twitter Economic Sentiment Index is extremely low and suggests that U.S. consumer sentiment appears to be deteriorating significantly. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Twitter Sentiment Index and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment The Goldman Sachs Twitter Sentiment Index suggests that U.S. consumer sentiment appears to be deteriorating. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Number of New Coronavirus Cases, Ex-Mainland China, South Korea, Italy and Iran Chart suggesting that the growth of new coronavirus cases, ex-Mainland China, South Korea, Italy and Iran aren’t accelerating. Image: Pantheon Macro

U.S. Dollar and President Trump This chart shows the correlation between the U.S. dollar and President Trump’s approval ratings Image: TD securities

Global Trade Volume Growth in global trade volume is deteriorating at a rapid rate. Image: Financial Times