GDP growth in the six quarters following the June 2009 trough trails prior expansion periods by 3.2 percentage points.Source: Bloomberg LP
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Comparing average change in unemployment to average S&P 500 returns over 10 recessions between 1949 and 2001, the correlation was -0.87, compared with -0.59 for the current expansion.Source: Bloomberg LP
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The most recent S&P 500 cumulative post-trough return ranks third among the 11 recessions since 1949.Source: Bloomberg LP
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In 2009, monthly S&P 500 earnings reached their lowest levels since the late 1970s. Since the June 2009 trough, though, earnings have experienced significant growth.Source: Robert J. Shiller