Charts of the Week
Defined Benefit Plans Continue to Shrink
March 27, 2020
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.
A look at outstanding amounts of Treasuries, corporates, agencies, munis and open market paper.
A home may be the biggest purchase most people make in their lives, but households' home equity is actually comparable to households' direct stock ownership.
Personal consumption continues to make up a larger portion of U.S. GDP as time progresses.
The amount of outstanding private credit in the U.S. experienced a brief decline during the financial crisis, but government debt grew throughout the entire period. Both are now at new highs.
Over 42% of FDIC deposits in the U.S. are uninsured.
U.S. equity issuance grew by a net $29 billion in the fourth quarter.
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Today's topics include 3.3 million initial jobless claims, European stimulus, stocks rallied two days in a row!, a dollar crunch, Ford joins the fallen angels - again, the $2 trillion stimulus package, more on yield curve control, a trading boom for banks as HFTs pull back, retirement savings, and Powell appears on Today Show for a cheerleading session.