The Truth About Lying: A Collection of Made-Up Statistics that Aren’t HelpingMade-Up Statistics that Aren’t Helping
Joe Morgan
@SVBJoeMorgan
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Today’s Agenda
� Lies:� Housing is Booming!
� Employment market has recovered
� Markets are stable
�Damned Lies:� Austerity/Growth are the only options
� Low Rates and QE will create a full recovery� Low Rates and QE will create a full recovery
�Statistics:� The Euro must survive
� Credit quality is defined by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch
�Calling for another recession would be a lie too…
Consumer Activity Govt
Business Investment
Net Exports
70% 20% 13% -3%
Jobs Housing
GDP:
What’s Important?
Jobs Housing
Set by Policy
Cannot Move Significantly in
Short Run
Housing is Booming!
800
900
1000
1100
Th
ou
san
ds
Housing Starts
5
400
500
600
700
800
Th
ou
san
ds
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
Ho
me
Su
pp
ly (
mo
nth
s)
Hom
e S
ale
s (
Mill
ions)
Total Sales (new & existing) Existing Home Supply
The Housing Market Key Economic Driver
Home Sales & Supply
Housing Starts Home Prices – Indexed to 100
� Housing was a main driver of economic growth in the fourth quarter with residential fixed investment increasing 17.6 percent.
� Home sales, both new and existing, continued their upward trend. Sales of existing homes hit a three-year high at an annual pace of 4.98 million in February.
� Greater housing demand combined with lower home supply drove home values higher. As shown by the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values, prices climbed over 8 percent on a year-over-year basis in their 20-city composite – the largest gain since 2006.
Source: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Census.gov, S&P, and SVB Asset Management.
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Mill
ion
s
Housing Starts
90
110
130
150
170
190
210
230
250
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Case Schiller 20 City FHFA Purchase Median Home Price
Home Prices – Indexed to 100
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Housing Starts – Best Since 2008!
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Mill
ion
s
Mill
ion
s
7
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Mill
ion
s
Mill
ion
s
Housing Starts Population
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
The Housing Market Key Economic Driver
Homeownership Rate Housing Affordability Composite Index
Home Foreclosures - % of Total Loans
62.0%
64.0%
66.0%
68.0%
70.0%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
Aff
ord
ab
ility
In
de
x
Housing Affordability 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates
Source: Census.gov, National Association of Realtors and SVB Asset Management.
Home Foreclosures - % of Total Loans
� The homeownership rate hovered around 65.5 percent last year, down from its peak of 69 percent in 2004, as we saw a shift towards renting over the past few years.
� Record low interest rates caused by easy monetary policy and depressed home values prompted more home buyers to enter the market last year. Approximately a third of sales are cash buyers, however, and investors compromised the majority of these sales.
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0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
SVB Asset Management | Quarterly Economic Report Q1 2013 (Page 15)
Housing is Booming!
800
900
1000
1100
Th
ou
san
ds
Housing Starts
9
400
500
600
700
800
Th
ou
san
ds
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
Employment Has Recovered
9.5%
10.0%
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
10
7.5%
8.0%
8.5%
9.0%
Source: BLS, SVB Asset Management
Unemployment and Nonfarm Payrolls
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
-200.0
0.0
200.0
400.0
600.0
Th
ou
sa
nd
s
11
-25.0%
-20.0%
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
-1,000.0
-800.0
-600.0
-400.0
-200.0
Th
ou
sa
nd
s
Non-Farm Payroll (LHS) Unemployment Rate (RHS) U-6 (RHS)
Source: BLS, SVB Asset Management
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
-1,000.0
-800.0
-600.0
-400.0
-200.0
0.0
200.0
400.0
600.0
Th
ou
sa
nd
s
Non-Farm Payroll (LHS) Unemployment Rate (RHS) U-6 (RHS)
Employment Acceleration Needed
Employment Landscape
0.0
2,000.0
4,000.0
6,000.0
8,000.0
10,000.0
104,000.0 106,000.0 108,000.0 110,000.0 112,000.0 114,000.0 116,000.0 118,000.0 120,000.0 122,000.0 124,000.0
Thousands
Th
ou
sa
nd
s
Full Time Employment (LHS) Part Time for Economic Reasons (RHS)
Full-Time Employment
Long Term Unemployment
0.0%5.0%
10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%50.0%
Recession Period Unemployed 27 Weeks and Over
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), SVB Asset Management, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Note: The underemployment rate U6 defined as persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months.
Long Term Unemployment� Unemployment rate in the U.S. decreased to 7.7 percent in February
2013 from 7.9 percent in January 2013, driving the rate down to its lowest in over four years.
� Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February. The main sectors that added jobs were professional and business services, construction, and healthcare.
� The number of long-term unemployed has not improved very much and remained close to 4.8 million in February, almost 40.2 percent of the unemployed are long-term .
� Labor force participation continues to be low, as workers opt for early retirement or stop searching entirely.
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Employment Acceleration Needed
Fewer Workers Supporting Greater Population Will the Recent Spike in Earnings Hold Up?
Hires and Quits Remain Depressed
57.0%
59.0%
61.0%
63.0%
65.0%3.0%
5.0%
7.0%
9.0%
11.0%
Unemployment Rate (LHS)
Employment to Population Rate (RHS)
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
62.0%
63.0%
64.0%
65.0%
66.0%
67.0%
68.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate (LHS)
Avg Hourly Earnings Growth (RHS)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), SVB Asset Management.
Hires and Quits Remain Depressed
� Workers as a percent of the total population remain depressed even as the unemployment rate declines due to people dropping out.
� Average hourly earnings growth increased in recent quarter, but total hirings have yet to turn upward.
� Turnover, as measured by job hires and quits remains depressed vs. recent growth trends.
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
Job Hire Rate Job Quit Rate
SVB Asset Management | Quarterly Economic Report Q1 2013 (Page 9)
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Employment – Payrolls Not Keeping Up With Population
290.0
300.0
310.0
320.0
330.0
140.0
150.0
160.0
170.0
180.0
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250.0
260.0
270.0
280.0
110.0
120.0
130.0
140.0
Nonfarm Payrolls (lhs) Population (rhs)
Source: BLS, SVB Asset Management
Year Payrolls
2008 -3.6 mm
2009 -5.1 mm
2010 +1.0 mm
2011 +2.1 mm
2012 +2.2 mm
Job growth barely outpacing natural labor force growth of ~ 1mm jobs per year
Employment Growth About 6mm Jobs Behind
2012 +2.2 mm
Gross -3.4 mm
5 Yrs Labor Force Growth
-5 mm
To get back to 4.9% Unemployment
Need 8.4 mm jobs immediately
To reach 6.5% unemployment
Need ~ 6 mm jobs immediately
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
Source: BLS, SVB Asset Management
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Employment Has Recovered
9.5%
10.0%
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
16
7.5%
8.0%
8.5%
9.0%
Source: BLS, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Yields Are Stable
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
17
0.0%
5.0%
5-Yr UST 2-Yr UST BBB-Rated Bonds High Yield Bonds O/N Deposit Rate
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
Bond Market Will the Momentum Continue?
Since 2008, bond markets have produced four consecutive years of positive total and excess returns.
Bonds exhibited positive performance led by Banking, Insurance, and Financial Services sectors. U.S. Treasuries had their third worst return in the last 16 years at 2.16 percent, compared to 2008, which had the best return at 13.98 percent.
The biggest long-term risk is a reversal in central bank policies. At record low yields, total returns would be significantly exposed to any tightening policy. However, 5.4%
6.0%
6.5%
7.2%
7.3%
7.5%
9.6%
12.9%
13.1%
0.0%
1.6%
7.1%
8.9%
9.2%
9.9%
9.9%
10.2%
11.8%
15.3%
15.0%
2.2%
3.0%
Automotive
Services
Basic Industry
Media
Telecommunications
Energy
Financial Services
Insurance
Banking
US Treasury
US AgencyU.S.
U.S.
any tightening policy. However, this should not be a concern for 2013.
1.3%
2.5%
7.8%
2.4%
4.2%
4.2%
4.5%
5.2%
2.6%
3.2%
9.1%
4.7%
6.7%
7.0%
7.1%
7.6%
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0%
MBS
ABS
CMBS
Technology & Electronics
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Consumer Cyclical
Healthcare
Capital Goods
Total Return % 12-mo Excess Return % 12-moSource: Bloomberg, BoAML and SVB Asset Management.
SVB Asset Management | Quarterly Economic Report Q1 2013 (Page 22)
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The Markets – Rates Move in Trends
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
19
0.0%
5.0%
5-Yr UST 2-Yr UST BBB-Rated Bonds High Yield Bonds O/N Deposit Rate
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
The Markets – A Closer Look
20
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
5-Yr UST 2-Yr UST O/N Deposit Rate
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Spreads Are More Stable Than Rates
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Investment Grade Yield Spread
21
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Yields Are Stable
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
22
0.0%
5.0%
5-Yr UST 2-Yr UST BBB-Rated Bonds High Yield Bonds O/N Deposit Rate
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Stocks Are Stable
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
S&P 500
23
0
200
400
600
800
S&P 500
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – VIX at historic lows
30
40
50
60
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
24
0
10
20
0
200
400
600
800
S&P 500 VIX
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Defensive Sectors Leading the Way
TelecomUtilities Cons Staples Healthcare
25
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
Energy
Materials
Industrials Financials
Cons Discretionary
The Markets – Defensive Sectors Leading the Way
26
Source: WSJ, April 30, 2013
S&P 500 Companies Room to Accelerate
S&P 500 companies continue to conserve cash, although the level of growth in cash balances has tapered off in recent quarters.
On the other hand, S&P 500 companies have greatly reduced their leverage ratios, likely due to limited capital and investment opportunities.
Companies have plenty of dry powder on their balance sheets, both in cash and further leveraging up, to take advantage of
Debt to Equity Ratio and Cash on Balance of S&P 500 Companies
$150.0
$200.0
$250.0
$300.0
$350.0
155.0%
175.0%
195.0%
215.0%
235.0%
Bill
ion
s
up, to take advantage of opportunities if global economies improve.
Source: Bloomberg and SVB Asset Management.
$0.0
$50.0
$100.0
$150.0
75.0%
95.0%
115.0%
135.0%
Total Debt to Total Equity (LHS) Cash & Equivalents (RHS)
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Federal Reserve Top Gear
As the Federal Reserve embarks on more quantitative easing, the U.S. balance sheet continues to grow.
At the current pace of $85 billion dollars per month of combined mortgage backed securities and longer-term treasury purchases, the Fed’s balance sheet will be close to $4 trillion dollars by year end. That is more than quadruple where the balance sheet was at the start of the financial crisis.
Recent Balance Sheet Trends
$1.5
$2.0
$2.5
$3.0
$3.5
Tri
llio
ns
Other Fed Reserve Assets
Central Liquidity Swaps
Other
Aurora
Maiden Lane III
Maiden Lane II
Maiden Lane I
TALF
AIG
Seasonal Credit
Despite all the effort by the Federal Reserve with monetary policy, the U.S recovery is yet to pick up speed.
Source: Federal Reserve and SVB Asset Management.
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$0.0
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
Secondary Credit
Primary Credit
Other Loans
Treasury Currency Outstanding
Special Drawing
Gold Stock
MBS
Federal Agency Debt Securities
U.S. Treasury Securities
SVB Asset Management | Quarterly Economic Report Q1 2013 (Page 17)
The Markets – Earnings Outlook Droops
29
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Revenue Outlook Droops, Too!
30
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
The Markets – Stocks Are Stable
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
S&P 500
31
0
200
400
600
800
S&P 500
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
“Austerity” or “Growth” Are Our Only Options
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Austerity or Growth: Hauser’s Law
15%
20%
25%
30%
8,000.0
10,000.0
12,000.0
14,000.0
16,000.0
18,000.0
Millio
ns
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Source: US Treasury, SVB Asset Management
0%
5%
10%
-
2,000.0
4,000.0
6,000.0
8,000.0 Millio
ns
US Government Expenditures (lhs) US GDP (lhs) As a % (rhs)
Austerity vs. Growth: Spending = Taxes
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
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Source: US Treasury, SVB Asset Management
0
500
1000
1500
Federal Revenue Federal Expenses
Austerity vs. Growth: Obama Gets No Revenue Growth
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
Growth of Expenditures Growth of Revenues
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Source: US Treasury, SVB Asset Management
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
Carter Reagan Bush 41 Clinton Bush 43 Obama0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
Carter Reagan Bush 41 Clinton Bush 43 Obama
� Only when it becomes too costly NOT to work together
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
10 Year Treasury
When Will Politicians Work Together?
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
36
“Austerity” or “Growth” Are Our Only Options
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The Fed – Low Rates and QE Will Create a Full Recovery
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Fed Funds Rate
38
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
But Money Isn’t Moving Through the System
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
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0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Money Multiplier
Federal Reserve Trying to Get on Track
The Fed has continued with its QE3 program. As announced in the December FOMC meeting, the Committee will continue with purchases of mortgage backed securities at the pace of $40 billion per month and longer-term treasury securities at the pace of $45 billion a month.
The Fed is using the unemployment rate and inflation rate as thresholds to monitor the need for monetary
Fed Inflation, Employment Thresholds Worry Two of the Fed Presidents
U.S. Unemployment Target 6.5%
Core PCE Threshold 2.5%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
monitor the need for monetary policy. The unemployment target is set at 6.5 percent and looser monetary policy will continue as long as inflation remains below 2.5 percent.
The U.S. economy has a ways to go before reaching 6.5% unemployment, estimates are for another 2 years before reaching the target. Meanwhile, inflation remains muted.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and SVB Asset Management.
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U.S. Unemployment Target 6.5%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
Core PCE (LHS) Core PCE Threshold (LHS)
U.S. Unemployment Rate (RHS) U.S. Unemployment Target (RHS)
What Is the Purpose of QE?
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
TIPs Inflation Estimate
41
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
1/5/2007 1/5/2008 1/5/2009 1/5/2010 1/5/2011 1/5/2012 1/5/2013
QE1
QE2
QEternity
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
The Fed's Balance Sheet ($ Trillions)
Size of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Source: The Federal Reserve, SVB Asset Management
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
42
Who Is Benefiting From Low Rates and QE?
43
The Fed – Low Rates and QE Will Create a Full Recovery
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Fed Funds Rate
44
Source: Bloomberg, SVB Asset Management
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
Europe – The Euro Must Survive
45
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
-8.0%
-4.0%
0.0%
4.0%
8.0%
UK Germany France Italy Spain
Europe Could Use a Boost
GDP� The euro zone economy is poised to contract by 0.5 percent or
more in 2013, continuing the lackluster performance of the previous two years. Even Germany appears to be in danger of slipping into a recession.
� Italy was downgraded by Fitch recently, while talk of a tax on bank deposits in Cyprus caused a ripple effect across Europe in mid-March. These types of occurrences illustrate the current fragility of sentiment in Europe.
� The ECB is resisting further rate cuts for now, but will cut later this year.
� What is needed by most struggling economies in Europe is economic growth to boost tax revenues and slow soaring unemployment . However, the deficit situation has handcuffed fiscal spending and retail spending is unlikely to rise unless confidence does.Consensus GDP Forecast
Source: Bloomberg and SVB Asset Management.
confidence does.
� Growth forecasts for the major European economies are if anything overly optimistic; it is hard to pinpoint a potential catalyst for growth in this environment.
-2.0%
-1.5%
-1.0%
-0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
UK Germany France Italy Spain
Consensus GDP Forecast
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
EU
R / U
SD
GB
P / U
SD
GBP EUR
Europe What Will Put the Brakes on the Euro?
Currency Performance� The EUR is poised to go lower, weighed down by concerns
about the debt crisis, a widening recession and continuing political uncertainty.
� The GBP registered gains against the EUR for several months, but has begun to lose ground recently, as the economy struggles to recover from the economic downturn.
� A lower EUR is in Europe’s interest, despite occasional talk to the contrary. It remains one of the few ways to stimulate growth, using a weak currency to fuel export competitiveness.
� The EUR does not require a break up of the euro zone to head lower; economic and political uncertainty coupled with continuing subpar growth is sufficient to cause a further fall.
10Y Sovereign Yields
Source: Bloomberg and SVB Asset Management.
� Lower yields would normally help boost economic activity, but sovereign spreads to Germany remain wide. As a result, the countries that would really benefit from lower borrowing costs don’t reap the benefit.
� Longer term, the EUR could recover against the USD, assuming the euro zone survives this crisis. Europe has a stronger balance of payments position than the U.S. and a central bank with a single mandate of controlling inflation, which should lead to a less expansionary monetary policy. However, as John Maynard Keynes famously said, “In the long run we are all dead”.
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
ES FR IT DE
10Y Sovereign Yields
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� Mobility rates are about 1/10th of United States level.
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
Unemployment Rates
Labor Immobility: People Will Not Move Across Borders
Source: “Geographic Mobility in the European Union” European Commission, SVB Asset Management
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
Nevada
N. Dakota
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� Capital is Immobile – By Regulatory Design!
� Multiple banking regulators encourage safety within countries (ECB to the rescue?)
� Banks encouraged to buy debt issued by host country but avoid others
What About Capital?
� Banks encouraged to buy debt issued by host country but avoid others
� Banks encouraged to “sweep” cash out of risky countries within the eurozone
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� A single monetary policy causes more harm than good
� No adjustment across economies at varying stages
� Negates half the tools government has to affect the economy
� Acts like a “pegged” currency (All currencies eventually become “unpegged”)
But What Is Really Wrong?
“unpegged”)
The euro is a fine political accomplishment, but a horrid economic situation
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Europe – The Euro Must Survive
51
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
Credit Quality Is Defined By S&P, Moody’s and Fitch
52
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
Considering investment grade alternatives…
“Old Normal” “New Normal”
Treasury AAA Highly Securitized AAA
AA Treasury AA
Treasury Downgrade Effectively Shifts Entire Scale
Corp A Corp A
BBB BBB
� The Treasury curve is the “benchmark” for pricing and quality in the corporate bond market.
� The flood of downgrades in ‘08 – ’11 was a “resetting” of the credit scale by the NRSROs.
Issuer Name Duration Limit S&P Long-term Moody's Long-term Fitch Long-term
AT&T Corp 1 Year A- A2 A
Rio Tinto Plc 1 Year A- A3 A-
Vodafone Group PLC 1 Year A- A3 A-
Lowe's Companies, Inc 1 Year A- A3 WD
Apache Corp 1 Year A- A3 BBB+
Campbell Soup Co. 1 Year BBB+ A2 A-
Bank of America N.A. 1 Year A A3 A
Sampling of A3/A- Issuers
Bank of America N.A. 1 Year A A3 A
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1 Year A- A3 A
Morgan Stanley 1 Year A- Baa1 A
Citigroup Inc 1 Year A- Baa2 A
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 2 Years A A3 A
American Express 2 Years A- A2 A+
Target Corporation 2 Years A+ A2 A-
JPM Subordinated Debt 2 Years A- A3 A
WFC Subordinated Debt 2 Years A A3 A+
Credit Quality Is Defined By S&P, Moody’s and Fitch
55
Source: Census Bureau, SVB Asset Management
The Good News: There Won’t Be Another Recession Soon
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� Corporate Balance Sheets
� Bank Balance Sheets
� Consumer Balance Sheets
Excess Cushion Against Potential Hard Times
� Energy Independence….?
� Our Culture of Consumerism (GDP is 70% Consumption)
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