U.S. Unemployment Rate and Inequality: African Americans vs. Whites This chart highlights the large gap between the African Americans and whites unemployment rates in the United States. Image: Financial Times
Total R&D Investment – U.S. vs. China China’s R&D spending exceeds that of the United States, for the first time in history. The gap is expected to widen over time. Image: BofA Research Investment Committee
S&P 500 vs. Corporate Profits After Tax The current divergence between the S&P 500 and corporate profits after tax is the widest on record. It is possible to close the gap “down” with a recession. Image: Real Investment Advice
S&P 500 Earnings Yield Less 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Goldman Sachs expects the yield gap will narrow to 395 bp by the end of the year. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Valuation – S&P 500 vs. MSCI EAFE and MSCI Emergind Markets This chart highlights the valuation gap between U.S. and international equities. Image: LPL Research
S&P 500 Operating EPS vs. Normalized EPS The gap between operating and normalized EPS is the widest since Q3 2007 (the prior market peak). Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy
Global Earnings Growth Chart showing that the gap between U.S. earnings growth and non-U.S. earnings growth is narrowing. Image: Fidelity Investments
Equity Yields vs. Bond Yields vs. Cash Yields Chart showing the large gap in yields between equities, bonds and cash. Image: J.P. Morgan
U.S. Corporate Profits vs. S&P 500 EPS The current divergence between large-cap profits and the rest of the economy is the widest on record. It is possible to close the gap “down” (recession) or “up” (reflation). Image: BofA Global Research
U.S. Cyclicals/Defensives vs. ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart showing the large divergence between U.S. cyclicals/defensives and the ISM Manufacturing PMI. Eventually, the gap should close soon. Image: Topdown Charts
S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield The gap between the S&P 500 earnings yield and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is currently relatively high. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research