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Are we due a recession? US Four-quarter GDP (%) Recessions 10 8 6 US Four-quarter GDP (%) 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 Q2 1954 Q2 1962 Q2 1970 Q2 1978 Q2 1986 Q2 1994 Q2 2002 Q2 2010 Q2 2018 Source: Datastream, October 2018 B O N D V


  1. Are we ‘due’ a recession? US Four-quarter GDP (%) Recessions 10 8 6 US Four-quarter GDP (%) 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 Q2 1954 Q2 1962 Q2 1970 Q2 1978 Q2 1986 Q2 1994 Q2 2002 Q2 2010 Q2 2018 Source: Datastream, October 2018 B O N D V I G I L A N T E S

  2. The flattening yield curve US 10-Year Treasury Yield – US 2-Year Treasury Yield (%) 3 Recessions US 10Y Treasury Yield – US 2Y Yield (%) 2 1 0 -1 Dec-88 Dec-93 Dec-98 Dec-03 Dec-08 Dec-13 Dec-18 Source: Datastream, October 2018

  3. Emerging market currencies: Depressed valuations EM currency basket*: Average real effective exchange rate 105 100 Real effective exchange rate 95 90 85 Financial Crisis 80 Trade Commodity Crisis? Asian 75 Crisis Crisis 70 Jan-94 Jan-96 Jan-98 Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16 Jan-18 Source: Bank of International Settlements, August 2018. *Equal weighted: Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Turkey

  4. The week ahead Monday: Japan Current Account Wednesday: UK Trade Balance, UK GDP; US PPI Thursday: Bank of England Credit Conditions & Bank Liabilities Surveys Thursday : US CPI Friday : Eurozone Industrial Production, US University of Michigan Current Conditions survey Source: Bloomberg as of 5 Oct. 2018. B O N D V I G I L A N T E S

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