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U.S. vs. Europe

by: Bespoke Investment Group August 14, 2008 | about stocks: FEZ / IVV / SPY    

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Stocks in the US are outperforming those in Europe by a wide margin this year.  As shown below, the S&P 500 is down 11.89% year to date, while the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 is down 23.74%. 

For a bit of perspective on this relationship going back further, in the bottom chart we provide the ratio of the S&P 500 to the Euro STOXX 50 since the European index was created at the end of 1991.  When the line is declining, European stocks are outperforming the US, and vice versa for a rising line.  As shown in the chart, the US outperformance in '08 is the first time it has happened since the period from '00 to '03.

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This article has 2 comments:

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    Aug 15 02:52 PM
    Of course US stocks are outperforming. There's no Plunge Protection Team manipulating the market in Europe.
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    Aug 15 04:39 PM
    There is absence of a firm derermination on part of European countries to defeat US on this front.
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