FedEx vs. World Trade

FedEx vs. World Trade (Leading Indicator) Fedex tends to lead world trade by 6 months. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

World Trade Volume Proxy

World Trade Volume Proxy World trade has rebounded faster than after the financial crisis of 2008, and is now pre-Covid-19 levels. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

World Trade Volume Index

World Trade Volume Index World trade is rebounding faster than it did after the financial crisis of 2008. Image: The Wall Street Journal

World Trade Growth Since 1990

World Trade Growth Since 1990 In 2019, world trade growth fell to its lowest level since the global financial crisis. Image: Haver Analytics

World Trade and Copper

World Trade and Copper Chart suggesting that any improvement in world trade should benefit copper. Image: BofA Global Research

World Trade Growth

World Trade Growth Chart showing that world trade growth is now at its lowest level since 2009. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch

U.S. Household Debt and World Trade

U.S. Household Debt and World Trade This chart shows the pretty good correlation between U.S. household debt and world trade. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond

S&P 500 Forward EPS and World Trade Growth

S&P 500 Forward EPS and World Trade Growth The chart shows a pretty good correlation between the S&P 500 forward 12-month EPS and the CPB World Trade Index. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond

China Credit Impulse Leads World Trade

China Credit Impulse Leads World Trade The chart suggests that China credit impulse leads world trade by 12 months. World trade is expected to turn positive in coming months. Credit impulse is the change in new credit issued as a percentage of GDP. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond