What are the stealthy positives set to fuel the recovery of world stocks? - in pictures

  • Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. 'Pessimism of disbelief' makes investors focused on bad news, dismissing positives during bear market lows. Reuters
    Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. 'Pessimism of disbelief' makes investors focused on bad news, dismissing positives during bear market lows. Reuters
  • The New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index ended 2019 at 0.01, sored to 4.3 last December, and is now at 1.0. AFP
    The New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index ended 2019 at 0.01, sored to 4.3 last December, and is now at 1.0. AFP
  • The Baltic Dry Index of shipping costs is -76.5 per cent off October 2021’s high. AFP
    The Baltic Dry Index of shipping costs is -76.5 per cent off October 2021’s high. AFP
  • S&P’s US manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index showed October input costs rose the slowest in nearly two years as supply chain hiccups unwound. Reuters
    S&P’s US manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index showed October input costs rose the slowest in nearly two years as supply chain hiccups unwound. Reuters
  • Oil prices fell -37.2 per cent since March’s high in US dollars, bringing down petrol prices. Bloomberg
    Oil prices fell -37.2 per cent since March’s high in US dollars, bringing down petrol prices. Bloomberg
  • Europe’s first new natural gas pipeline in decades — a Danish and Polish endeavour — began carrying Norwegian gas to central Europe in October. Getty Images
    Europe’s first new natural gas pipeline in decades — a Danish and Polish endeavour — began carrying Norwegian gas to central Europe in October. Getty Images
  • Lending overall, excluding mortgages, remains robust globally. Reuters
    Lending overall, excluding mortgages, remains robust globally. Reuters
  • New data show September global air travel soared 57 per cent year over year, at 74 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. Reuters
    New data show September global air travel soared 57 per cent year over year, at 74 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. Reuters