Commercial Bank – Credit Cards Interest Rate In the United States, the average credit card interest rate is 17.39%, at highest level in decades.  Is the U.S. consumer doing well? Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

Year to Date Performance Nice chart showing that REITs, large growth, S&P 500, gold and bonds perform best, through September. Image: Fidelity Investments

San Francisco Fed Leading Unemployment Rate Does the San Francisco Fed Leading Unemployment Rate signal a turning point in the U.S. labor market? Image: Merk Investments

Hotel CPI (Inflation) Interesting chart showing that hotel CPI appears to be disconnected. Is the U.S. consumer doing well? Image: Quill Intelligence, LLC

Growth and Inflation This chart shows the ISM Index vs. prices paid deviation from the mean since 2009. Currently, the U.S. manufacturing cycle has headed back into recession & deflation. Image: Fidelity Investments

The Trade War Cycle The following picture helps to understand Trump’s trade war tactics. Image: StockCats

S&P 500 Return – Longest Bull Markets Ever Chart showing the longest equity bull markets ever. October 9, 2019 was the bottom in 2002 and peak in 2007. Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

Inequality – U.S. Gini Coefficient for Households U.S. inequality reached highest level since 1967. Gini coefficient: 0 equals perfect equality, while 1 equals perfect inequality. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

EPS Growth Over Time This chart shows that negative EPS growth doesn’t always mean a recession is coming. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Historical Asset Performance At Turning Points in the Business Cycle Equity volatility is expected to increase over the next 12 months, as recession fears increase. Image: Wells Fargo Investment Institute

Where Has Job Growth Come from Since 2009? From a bachelor’s degree (58 millions), some college (37 millions) and high school graduates (36 millions). Actually, this interesting chart shows the importance of education in finding…