Note

This section domonstrates the overall health of the four largest economies in the world by calculating the averages Z-score of all economic aspects in the next section. The higher the Z-score, the more healthy the economy.

US Overall Z-Score

Eurozone Overall Z-Score

China Overall Z-Score

Japan Overall Z-Score

US National Production

US Economic Activity

US Business Conditions

US Labor Market

US Housing Market

US Consumer Prices

US Producer Prices

US Leading Indicators

US Consumer Confidence

US Retail Sector

US Personal Sector

US External Sector

US Government Sector

US Monetary Sector

Fed Senior Loan Officer Survey

US Business Cycle

China National Production

China Economic Activity

China Business Conditions

China Labor Market

China Housing Market

China Consumer Prices

China Producer Prices

China Leading Indicators

China Consumer Confidence

China Retail Sector

China Personal Sector

China External Sector

China Government Sector

China Monetary Sector

Eurozone National Production

Eurozone Economic Activity

Eurozone Business Conditions

Eurozone Labor Market

Eurozone Housing Market

Eurozone Consumer Prices

Eurozone Producer Prices

Eurozone Leading Indicators

Eurozone Consumer Confidence

Eurozone Retail Sector

Eurozone Personal Sector

Eurozone External Sector

Eurozone Government Sector

Eurozone Monetary Sector

ECB Bank Lending Survey

Japan National Production

Japan Economic Activity

Japan Business Conditions

Japan Labor Market

Japan Housing Market

Japan Consumer Prices

Japan Producer Prices

Japan Leading Indicators

Japan Consumer Confidence

Japan Retail Sector

Japan Personal Sector

Japan External Sector

Japan Government Sector

Japan Monetary Sector

Japan Tankan Business Conditions Survey

Significant Economic Readings

Key Findings

• In the US, the Business Cycle is the most positive, and Consumer Confidence is the most negative.
• China is negative in the Consumer Confidence, Housing Market, and Labor Market.
  
• The Eurozone is still negative in the Monetary Sector and Consumer Confidence. The Personal Sector and the External Sector are very positive.
• Japan shows strength in the Personal Sector and the Labor Market, but is offset by negative Consumer Confidence and high inflation.

Economic Time Series

Data Source: Bloomberg, Datastream, Factset

Major Economies:

• USA

• China

• Eurozone

• Japan

Economic Matrix:

• National Production

• Economic Activity

• Business Conditions

• Labor Market

• Housing Market

• Business Cycle

• Consumer Prices

• Producer Prices

• Leading Indicators

• Consumer Confidence

• Retail Sector

• Personal Sector

• External Sector

• Government Sector

• Monetary Sector

• Money Market

• Equity Market

• Foreign Exchange

• Key Surveys

Market Matrix:

• Equity Index

• Equity Index by Country

• Equity Index by Industry

• Rate Curves

• Investment Grade Corpoate Spread

• High Yield Corporate Spread

• Muni Spread

• Emerging Market Sovereign Spread

• MBS

• Major Volatility Surface

Data Source

• Bloomberg

• Datastream

• Factset