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How Confident Investors Should Be in Recent Equity Recovery?

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Executive summary

  • Global equities have experienced a significant 'bull' consolidation in recent weeks, with the MSCI world index up by over 10% since its mid-July low.
  • However, fundamentally the macro picture has not changed with global and local leading indicators pricing in a significant deterioration in the economic activity in the coming 6 to 12 months.
  • Is the market experiencing a ‘bear’ rally?

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MNI MARKETS ANALYSIS - Global Picture - F.pdf


Figure 1 (left frame) shows the OECD 'Diffusion' index, which looks at the percentage of countries with rising Leading Economic Indicators. It is currently pricing in a global PMI at 45, well below the 50-line threshold that separates growth from contraction. Figure 1 (right frame) shows that the sharp contraction in China 'liquidity' in 2021 is still pricing in further downside risk in the near term before a pickup in the activity in early 2023.


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Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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