Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. This week we look data for credit card transactions, how much you’d need to gain to cover your losses when markets went down, India’s airline losses in FY 22, Europe taking on Chinese EV car makers and more.
- Credit card transactions in India for Feb 2023
Revealed: How Indians use their credit cards ??#ChartOfTheDay #data #creditcards pic.twitter.com/u9jpvg4xFm
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 2, 2023
2. Explained how much you’d need to gain to cover your losses when markets went down.
A chart that shows just how much you'll need to gain ? to recover after a downturn ?. #ChartOfTheDay #data #stockmarket pic.twitter.com/TsDULlDOMA
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 3, 2023
3. These are the largest employers in the world.
India's defence services? employ the highest number of people in the world.
Here are the top employers??#ChartOfTheDay #data #topemployers pic.twitter.com/415te20Mt2
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) May 1, 2023
4. Losses of India’s airlines in FY 22
“If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.” – Richard Branson
No airline in India was profitable in FY22. Why? How do airlines make money? Why is it so tough to make money as an airline?
A thread ? pic.twitter.com/mKrdfhvcTc
— anshul gupta (@anshgupta64) March 12, 2023
5. An appraisal of the Indian mutual fund industry’s Balanced Advantage Funds.
How good are #mutualfunds at asset allocation? One way to answer this is to look at Balanced Advantage Funds. The #stockmarket has stagnated since Oct 21. But the biggest BAFs like HDFC, IPru and SBI have delivered 8-15%. Smaller BAFs however need to up their game. Edel's… pic.twitter.com/1ouw9uPrXX
— Neil Borate (@ActusDei) May 2, 2023
6. We came across an interesting chart this International Workers’ Day. A trendline of productivity, worker hourly compensation and union membership.
This is the graph everyone needs to see for International Workers' Day. pic.twitter.com/hbRpS9Ql5N
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 1, 2023
7. The ratio of GSCI Commodity Index to S&P500 from 1970 onwards
Charted: Commodities vs Equity Valuations (1970–2023) ?https://t.co/MbWgVU23CV pic.twitter.com/CgbYCb2Nz5
— Elements (@VCElements) May 2, 2023
8. Europe taking on Chinese EV car makers. A record investment of €6.2bn in China’s car sector in 2022.
European investment in China’s car sector hit a record high of €6.2bn last year as companies tried to claw back market share from ascendant Chinese electric-vehicle makers https://t.co/jqmusRJsSz pic.twitter.com/YNPTnphGss
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 3, 2023
9. Meanwhile, the Chinese giant BYD overtakes Tesla in EV production.
Global EV Production: BYD Surpasses Tesla ?️
From @VCElements—bridging the gap between global trends shaping our future, and the raw materials powering them ⚡️https://t.co/zWu4Ea7awM pic.twitter.com/3SknYNXKmR
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 1, 2023
10. Data on US job openings show a fall but is still well above pre-Covid levels.
The number of US Job Openings fell to 9.6 million in March, the fewest since April 2021. Still well above pre-covid levels (7 million). pic.twitter.com/H5dTlSxLUU
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) May 2, 2023
11. If the consensus 2024 EPS forecast of $249 in the US turns out right, would markets be in line for an all-time high?
The typical P/E-expansion during a market upswing is 40-50%, which could take the forward P/E from the 15x at October’s low to the low 20’s. Based on the consensus 2024 EPS forecast of $249, that would get us to a new all-time high. pic.twitter.com/dcOMyR5mx4
— Jurrien Timmer (@TimmerFidelity) May 2, 2023
12. Relationship between Effective Federal Funds Rate and S&) Regional Banking ETF prices
"Rising interest rates are good for banks." pic.twitter.com/u9OzxSrSeT
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) May 2, 2023
13. How “aggressively” have central banks across the world raised rates since 2022?
IF the only info I had was this … the word "aggressively" would be enough to concern me. Monetary policy has been the start and end of every cycle since the 1930s. This chart is from a Bloomberg article called "Fed & Co Confront History Of Mistakes As Hiking Cycle Nears End". pic.twitter.com/KDV9XYFo5b
— Francois Trahan (@FrancoisTrahan) May 1, 2023
14. Visualising 200 years of Gold production across the world.
200 Years of Global Gold Production, by Country ?️
From @VCElements—bridging the gap between global trends shaping our future, and the raw materials powering them ⚡️https://t.co/ZDKehE9QyQ pic.twitter.com/RPqJCO3jGG
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 2, 2023
15. Are Crude oil prices reflecting higher recession odds?
? The price of Crude #oil just dipped below USD 70 for the first time since late March. All gains following the surprise #OPEC cut have been erased, and more.#Oil is pricing in higher #recession odds. Contrary to #equities, #commodities (at least to a certain extent) reflect… pic.twitter.com/1ve0IW2Nlb
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) May 3, 2023
16. The trend of US fund flows.
17. From a peak in the early 80s when there were 14,469 U.S. commercial banks; we are now down to 4,135.
Every failed bank that falls into hands of industry’s giants contributes to decades-long consolidation trend in banking sector; number of U.S. banks down drastically from peak in early-1980s when there were 14,469 U.S. commercial banks; by end of last year, it was down to 4,135… pic.twitter.com/Y4qAQL4lc3
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) May 2, 2023
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