Correlation Between the U.S. Economy and the World Economy This chart suggests that the U.S. economy has lagged the world economy since the Great recession. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

U.S. Yield Curve 18 Months Before Presidential Elections 18 months before presidential elections, a flatter yield curve suggests a greater tendency to predict a change away from the incumbent President’s party Image: Deutsche Bank

OECD Composite Leading Indicator Leading economic indicators suggest that the global economy may have bottomed. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

Percentage of Yield Curves Inverted Around the World Now, the percentage of yield curves inverted around the world is over 50% Image: Charles Schwab

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U.S. Dollar and Weak Global Growth This spreadsheet shows that Fed policy easing can weaken the U.S. dollar in times of weak global growth. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

U.S. 10-Year/2-Year Yield Spread vs. Fed Funds Target Rate Interesting chart showing the U.S. 10Y-2Y yield curve steepness versus. the Fed funds target rate (inverted). Image: Credit Suisse

The Gold to Oil Ratio since 1985 When the gold to oil ratio approaches 30x, oil is undervalued. When it approaches 10x, gold is undervalued. Image: Goehring & Rozencwajg

Predicted Hard-Brexit Job Losses Across Europe 1.2 million jobs could be lost across Europe in the case of a hard-Brexit. Image: Statista

Small Bank Lending and 2-Year/Fed Funds Spread This chart shows the correlation between small bank lending and falling rates, and the negative effect of an inverted yield curve on small bank lending. Image: TS Lombard

S&P 500 Drawdowns Drawdowns don’t have a precise time to start or end and they happen all the time. This chart puts into perspective S&P 500 drawdowns. Image: Bianco Research