Top 5 Charts of the Day – September 16th 2020

U.S.-China trade has almost dropped off the list of investor concerns. But the latest data show it matters more than ever. https://t.co/oPlzaqgisl via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/QGYxZzT00A

— John Authers (@johnauthers) September 16, 2020

Global #technology M&A highest since 2000! Chart via @Refinitiv pic.twitter.com/oFRJsf2b7Y

— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) September 15, 2020

fund manager exposure today vs Feb 2020 (via BofA) pic.twitter.com/ZdIphR3yO9

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 16, 2020

Any time there is even a modest pullback in the market, liquidity collapses. Thanks HFTs pic.twitter.com/VDaSysKtxc

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 16, 2020

Things you don't normally see at the *start* of an economic cycle: record issuance of corporate debt, including junk-rated bonds.

Chart via Morgan Stanley: pic.twitter.com/14jQl5xoVX

— Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) September 16, 2020