jimnyc
12-04-2017, 02:39 PM
That's an awful lot of dough!!
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98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Be Worried About 2018
As 2017 enters its final month, here are 12 charts to illustrate what a year it's been in markets. Far be it from us to be party-poopers; but let's just say what we see makes us slightly nervous about 2018.
The total value of companies listed on the world's stock markets as of Friday's close was $98,750,067,000,000 -- within touching distance of $100 trillion for the first time.
A (Very Big) Round Number
World equity index market capitalization is a whisker away from $100 trillion
https://i.imgur.com/me246ry.png
That surge in equity values has been accompanied by a drop in price swings. As our Bloomberg News colleague Wes Goodman pointed out last week, equity market volatility has dropped below that of bonds for the first time ever this year.
Comfortably Numb
60-day volatility for stocks dropped below that of bonds for the first time this year
https://i.imgur.com/XlrWqOf.png
Rest - https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-12-04/98-750-067-000-000-reasons-to-be-scared-about-2018
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98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Be Worried About 2018
As 2017 enters its final month, here are 12 charts to illustrate what a year it's been in markets. Far be it from us to be party-poopers; but let's just say what we see makes us slightly nervous about 2018.
The total value of companies listed on the world's stock markets as of Friday's close was $98,750,067,000,000 -- within touching distance of $100 trillion for the first time.
A (Very Big) Round Number
World equity index market capitalization is a whisker away from $100 trillion
https://i.imgur.com/me246ry.png
That surge in equity values has been accompanied by a drop in price swings. As our Bloomberg News colleague Wes Goodman pointed out last week, equity market volatility has dropped below that of bonds for the first time ever this year.
Comfortably Numb
60-day volatility for stocks dropped below that of bonds for the first time this year
https://i.imgur.com/XlrWqOf.png
Rest - https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-12-04/98-750-067-000-000-reasons-to-be-scared-about-2018