As we learned in 2008, and the Idiocracy has already forgotten - global risk assets are loosely correlated on the way up and 100% correlated on the way down...
CNBC Jan. 21, 2016
Oil/S&P Correlation Is 96%, Highest In Four Years
Global stock markets:
The Lehman singularity is quite evident, as is the brick wall of reality to the far right. The Idiocracy shall not pass...
Oil "decoupled" from U.S. stocks in 2013
Since the peak in stocks last May, Oil and U.S. stocks have recoupled. On the downside:
Emerging Markets w/S&P:
EM with Russell 2000 small cap index:
EM with oil:
EM with oil:
I have to put this chart up again of Chinese stocks with U.S. stocks, for the benefit of the Goldman Sachs dunce who told Charlie Rose, there's no correlation. To someone who has their head up their own ass, nothing is correlated.
"China's currency is irrelevant"
Yuan (red) with S&P
The term "Globalization" only means cheap junk and *free* trade to the Idiocracy.
