Charts of the Week
The State of Donald Trump
February 20, 2019
A look at Trump's approval rating
A look at Trump's approval rating
Selected charts and excerpts from our research over the past week.
A look at spot and inflation-adjusted gold prices since 1901
A new pattern seems to be emerging in high yield trading. Cash volume spikes when prices recover and vice versa.
Today's topics include markets and Fed interest rate policy, what to look for in the FOMC minutes, the slowdown in earnings, the slowdown in the housing market, corporate bond markets off to a great start in 2019, zero-fee ETFs, gold rises, U.S. shale production, currency manipulation and subprime auto loans.
All signs continue to point toward an earnings recession. Revenue declines typically follow.
Today's topics include macro mania in the stock market, the Fed's communication problem, the Fed's balance sheet, the case for cutting rates, global economic slowdown, hedge fund performance, leveraged loans, Brexit, Italy, the future of work, Janet Yellen discusses monetary policy, EM currencies and the U.S. deficit.
A study of market performance under various inflation and deflation scenarios since 1801
Today's topics include retail sales and GDP nowcasts, tariffs' effect on U.S. profitability, Brainard on the balance sheet, looking for signs of recession, European equity outflows, the cost of holding a stock too long, Chinese bank lending, a proposed speed bump for HFT and Venezuela's woes.