Charts of the Week
How Much ‘Hopium’ Can Equity Valuations Handle?
January 26, 2024
S&P 500 valuations look stretched no matter what way you slice it. How much more optimism can drive equities higher?
S&P 500 valuations look stretched no matter what way you slice it. How much more optimism can drive equities higher?
Microsoft recently overtook Apple as the largest company in the world by market cap.
A long-term look at real rates & CPI
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy
Today's topics include equity markets face headwinds, another look at QT, Fed kills BTFP arbitrage opportunity, the disinflation narrative, anticipating the next Fed move, length of yield curve inversions, the Fed in election years, CRE exposure, banks still pushing for return-to-office, comparing equity markets around the world, and is Chinese easing enough?
Today's topics include previewing tomorrow's GDP release, China attempts to stop the bleeding, the last mile of inflation, just in time inventory, the Euro turns 25 this month, a quiet stock market, more on credit card debt, and shorter settlement times coming
Today's topics include the untroubled investor, the BoJ keeps policy stance steady, modern leverage risks, trouble in China, momentum trader positioning, and criticisms of passive investing
We are now a few weeks into the Q4 2023 earnings season. Earnings expectations are still positive but have declined significantly in recent weeks.