Historical Gold Bull Market Rallies Is it the start of a new gold bull market? This chart shows gold bull markets rallies compared to the most recent. Image: VanEck

Impact of an Inverted Yield Curve: S&P 500 and U.S. Dollar History tells us that the U.S. dollar and the S&P 500 could go higher, and the yield curve could stay inverted until mid-2020. Image:…

U.S. Equity Volatility and Global Economic Policy Uncertainty The chart shows that U.S. equity volatility does not mirror global economic policy uncertainty since 2009, perhaps due to strong central bank support. Image: Pictet Wealth Management

Estimated Tariff Impact on Core Inflation President Trump’s decision to increase the tariff rate will lead to a greater boost to U.S. consumer prices. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Volatility Across All Asset Classes This chart shows the current high correlation of implied volatility across all asset classes to U.S. Treasuries (MOVE). Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

The World’s Biggest Exporters China is the largest exporter in the world, followed by the U.S. and Germany. You may also like “The World’s Biggest Importers.” Image: howmuch.net

Demographics – Dow Jones and Generational Peaks This chart shows that generational peaks are associated with major market tops. GenX peaked in 2018 and Millennials don’t peak until 2038. Image: Fundstrat Global Advisors, LLC

Countries with the Largest Gold Reserves Worldwide This chart shows that the U.S. has the largest gold reserve, followed by Germany. Image: Statista

S&P 500 and NIPA Corporate Profits After Tax S&P 500 rose relative to NIPA corporate profits after tax, thanks to buybacks. Image: Morgan Stanley

S&P 500 Index – Number of 2.5% Drops Per Month This chart shows that this month of August is volatile compared to other years. Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

Sovereign Bonds with Negative Yields This chart puts things into perspective by showing the share of developed market sovereign bonds with negative yields (1-10 year maturities). Image: Credit Suisse