9. US v World: US Economy
sources: HiddenLevers 1, 2, 3, 4
10. US v World: Global Comparison
sources: HiddenLevers, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve 2, MarketWatch, IMF, Trading Economics
Gross Domestic Product: China, USA, EU
China
USA
EU
China USA EU
GDP (PPP) per capita $16,624 $59,495 $37,205
Unemployment 3.9 4.0 7.1
Wage Growth 7.7 2.7 1.8
11. US v World: Demographics = Destiny
sources: HiddenLevers
Replacement Rate =
2.1%
Annual US Births
(millions)
US-
Born
Women
Foreign-
Born
Women
Fertility Rates: US / China /EU
USA
EU
Chin
a
• All developed countries currently below replacement rate
• US birth rate is being supported by first generation immigrants
13. BULLY: TRADE WAR RHETORIC
sources: HiddenLevers
No divergence between S&P 500 + Shanghai Index during trade war rhetoric
S&P500 + Shanghai sharply diverged in April 2018, when Powell Fed Era began
14. BULLY: CURRENCY FLOWS
sources: HiddenLevers, Economist, Bloomberg
Rising US Rates
Less global liquidity
+ Flight to US bonds
15. sources: HiddenLevers, EDN Hub
BULLY: US TARIFF IMPACT
2018 US Tariffs:
March 2018 Steel 25%
Aluminum 10%
June 2018 China 10%
Proposed Autos 25%
Tariff Impact In Context:
10% Tariff on all
Chinese imports: $51B
Total US GDP: $19,960B
16. BULLY: FED GLOBAL IMPACT
sources: HiddenLevers
World Markets have
moved substantially
since US Fed April
Release of Hike Plan
Global FX Impact:
• USD +6%
• Major currencies
-5%
• EM Currencies
-10-15%
Global Equities Impact:
• China -20% in USD
terms
• Europe flat
• EM -6%
Fed Hike Plans
USD
SPY
USD
IEFA
EEM
CNY
EUR
ZAR
BRL
18. SCENARIO: BIG RISKS
sources: HiddenLevers, FullFact.org, Bloomberg
CHINA EUROPE EMERGING MARKETS
Less accommodating
monetary policy
inevitably pops credit
bubble
EM infrastructure
adventures come back
to haunt China
Declining birthrates in
Europe dramatically
reduce GDP
Populist immigration
policies keep out new
talent
Hawkish Fed means end of
easy money for EM, but
not all EM created equal.
Look for stability in EM
1. Current account deficit
2. Capital inflows
19. BASELINE
GOOD
SCENARIO: Europe Falls Behind
S&P 500
-15%
DAX
-30%
S&P 500
+8%
DAX
+15%
S&P 500
+5%
DAX
-5%Divergence
Continues
BAD
Population
Decline
NO NEW
PEOPLE
=
NO GDP
GROWTH
EU REPEATS
2017 GDP
UPSIDE
SURPRISE
LONG TERM
TREND SINCE
2002, HARD
TO REVERSE
Closes the Gap