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S&P 500 vs. Fed Fund Rates and Real GDP Equity markets are vulnerable to tapering and rising rates. Could the Fed be making a policy mistake? Image: Real Investment Advice

Percentage of Time Inflation Below the Central Bank’s Target Is inflation targeting by central banks an effective monetary policy strategy? Image: Deutsche Bank

U.S. Federal Deficit and Balance Sheet Expansion Is the U.S. fiscal and monetary policy response to the COVID-19 crisis appropriate to ensure continued economic growth? Image: Deutsche Bank

Interest Rates – Rate Hikes vs. Rate Cuts and Global PMI Manufacturing Global manufacturing PMI levels are screaming for policy tightening. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

Bull-Bear GDP Growth Forecasts The bull case scenario consists of a more accommodative fiscal policy and a faster return to normal with a vaccine broadly available more quickly. Image: Morgan Stanley Research

Health Care Sector Excess Returns vs. S&P 500 Around U.S. Presidential Elections The health care sector tends to underperform through U.S. presidential elections, due to uncertainty about future government policy. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Fed Balance Sheet Forecast To infinity and beyond? The Fed balance sheet could grow at a sustained pace to fill the “policy gap”. Image: Deutsche Bank

Wave of Zombie Companies in Europe Zombie companies in Europe are back on the rise, thanks to an unprecedentedly easy monetary policy. Image: BofA Global Research

Fed Funds vs. Employment/Population + Inflation This chart suggests the optimal monetary policy, while Fed officials do not anticipate any rate hikes until 2022. Image: Oxford Economics

U.S. Financial Conditions U.S. financial conditions are easing at fastest pace since 1990, thanks to policy stimulus. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

U.S. 10-Year Note Yields: Explaining Rolling Three-Month Changes Chart suggesting that U.S. policy uncertainty and Fed committing to low rates explain U.S. 10-year Treasury note yield. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC