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J P Morgan guide to the markets. Outlook for Europe, US and ASIA for various asset classes, including fixed income, equities, foreign exchange, currencies, sovereign debt, etc.
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 EUROPE Guide to the Markets  1Q | 2015 As at 31 December 2014
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  • EUROPE Guide to the Markets

    1Q | 2015 As at 31 December 2014

  • Global Market Insights Strategy Team

    Past performance is no guarantee of comparable future results. For China and Australia distribution, please note this communication is for intended recipients only and is for wholesale clients only in Australia. For details, please refer to the full disclaimer at the end. Unless otherwise stated, all data is as at 31 December 2014 or most recently available.

    Americas Europe Asia

    Dr. David P. Kelly, CFA New York

    Stephanie H. Flanders London

    Tai Hui Hong Kong

    Andrew D. Goldberg New York

    Maria Paola Toschi Milan

    Geoff Lewis Hong Kong

    Anastasia V. Amoroso, CFA Houston

    Vincent Juvyns Luxembourg

    Yoshinori Shigemi Tokyo

    James C. Liu, CFA Chicago

    Manuel Arroyo Ozores, CFA Madrid

    Grace Tam, CFA Hong Kong

    Julio C. Callegari So Paulo

    Tilmann Galler, CFA Frankfurt

    Ian Hui Hong Kong

    David M. Lebovitz New York

    Dr. David Stubbs London

    Ben Luk Hong Kong

    Gabriela D. Santos New York

    Lucia Gutierrez Madrid

    Ainsley E. Woolridge New York

    Kerry Craig, CFA London

    Hannah J. Anderson New York

    Alexander W. Dryden London

    Abigail B. Dwyer New York

    Nandini L. Ramakrishnan London

  • Page Reference

    3. Europe: GDP and Inflation 4. Eurozone Recovery Monitor 5. Eurozone Credit Demand and Supply 6. Eurozone Divergences 7. Europe Government Interest Rates 8. European Central Bank (ECB) 9. Europe Cash Accounts 10. Europe Corporate Finances

    11. World Economic Data 12. Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Manufacturing 13. Economic Slack and the Equity Market 14. Global Disinflationary Pressures 15. Economic and Monetary Policy Divergence 16. US Dollar 17. Sovereign Debt Stresses 18. Fiscal Austerity and Debt Levels 19. Global Trade: The Importance of Exports 20. US Federal Reserve Policies 21. US Economic Growth and the Composition of GDP 22. US Employment 23. US Inflation 24. US Cyclical Indicators 25. US Consumer Finances 26. Japan: GDP and Inflation 27. Japan: Abenomics and the Economy 28. China: GDP and Inflation 29. China: Growth and Transformation 30. China Financial Dynamics 31. Emerging Markets Structural Dynamics 32. Emerging Markets Challenges 33. Emerging Markets Currencies 34. Emerging Markets Sensitivity

    35. World Stock Market Returns 36. European Sector Returns 37. Bond and Equity Relative Valuations 38. MSCI Europe Index at Inflection Points 39. MSCI Europe Index Equity Valuations 40. MSCI Europe Earnings and Profit Margins 41. US S&P 500 at Inflection Points

    42. US S&P 500 Equity Valuations 43. US S&P 500 Earnings and Profit Margins 44. Interest Rates and Equities 45. Developed Markets Equity Valuations by Country 46. Emerging Markets Equity Valuations by Country 47. Emerging Markets Valuations and Returns 48. Emerging Markets Equity Composition 49. Emerging Markets: Performance, Dividends and Earnings Growth 50. Equity Income 51. Equity Dividends and Valuations 52. Equity Correlations and Volatility 53. Annual Returns and Intra-year Declines

    54. Fixed Income Sector Returns 55. Fixed Income Market Data 56. Policy and Real Rates 57. Fixed Income Interest Rate Risk 58. Liquidity and Duration Risks 59. Global Bond Supply and Demand 60. Government and Investment Grade Bond Yields 61. US High Yield Bonds 62. European High Yield Bonds 63. Emerging Markets Debt 64. Emerging Markets Debt Composition

    65. Asset Class Returns 66. Correlation of Returns (EUR) 67. Commodity Returns 68. Commodities 69. Oil Consumption and Production 70. Life Expectancy and Pension Shortfall 71. Consumer Confidence and the Stock Market 72. Industry Fund Flows 73. US Asset Returns by Holding Period 74. Returns in Different Inflation Environments

    Equities

    European Economy

    Fixed Income Global Economy

    Other Assets and Investor Behaviour

  • '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13-3,0

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    Europe: GDP and Inflation

    Source: (Both charts) Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding unprocessed food and energy. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Real GDP EU28, change quarter on quarter

    Inflation EU28, change year on year

    % %

    Avg since 1999 Nov 2014

    Headline CPI* 2,4% 0,4%

    Core CPI 1,9% 0,8%

    Avg since 1999 3Q14

    Real GDP 0,3% 0,3%

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    Manufacturing purchasing managers indices Index level

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    Eurozone Recovery Monitor

    Source: (Top left) Markit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) Eurostat, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) European Commission, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    Economic sentiment Index level

    France

    Germany Greece

    Spain

    Italy

    France

    Germany Greece

    Spain

    Italy

    Retail sales Excluding motor vehicles, change year on year

    %

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    14Unemployment rate

    % France Germany

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    Eurozone Credit Demand and Supply

    Credit demand and eurozone GDP growth Net % of banks reporting positive loan demand, GDP growth

    %

    Stronger loan demand

    Weaker loan demand

    Eurozone bank lending Change year on year

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    15House purchases Non-financial companies

    %

    Source: (Left) ECB, Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top and bottom right) ECB, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Non-periphery banks Eurozone aggregate Periphery banks

    Eurozone bank loans outstanding Rebased to 100 as at December 2010, households and non-financial companies

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    Overall corporate (lhs)

    Housing loans (lhs)

    Consumer credit (lhs)

    Eurozone GDP growth (y/y) (rhs)

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    Eurozone Divergences

    Inflation Change year on year

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    Periphery

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    Rebased to 100 at December 2007, two-quarter moving average Corporate lending rates Non-financial corporations, new business lending up to 1 million

    Core

    Periphery

    %

    Portugal Spain

    Germany

    Source: (Top left) ECB, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left, top and bottom right) Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Core includes Germany and France; periphery includes Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Ireland. All aggregations are based on simple averages. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Italy Ireland France

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    30%

    Unemployment rate for selected European countries

    Portugal

    Spain

    Italy

    Greece

    Ireland

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    30

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    Source: Tullett Prebon, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The ECB announced the second round of Long-Term Refinancing Operations (LTRO) in February 2012. The Outright Monetary Transaction (OMT) programme was formally outlined in September 2012. The ECB conducted the first round of Targeted Long-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO) in September 2014. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    7

    Europe Government Interest Rates

    Europe sovereign funding costs 10-year benchmark bond yield

    31 Dec 2014 yield

    One-year change

    Greece 9,4% +115 bps Portugal 2,7 -336 Italy 1,9 -221

    UK 1,8 -127 Spain 1,6 -253 Ireland 1,2 -221 Germany 0,5 -139

    %

    LTRO

    OMT Eur

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    European Central Bank (ECB)

    ECB balance sheet and the euro trillions, real broad effective exchange rate (REER)

    ECB balance sheet: Assets trillions

    Jan 2005 Jun 2012: 248%

    Jun 2012 Dec 2014: -31%

    Source: (Left) ECB, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) ECB, European Covered Bond Council (ECBC), Security Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) ECB, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *ABS is asset-backed securities. Yearly covered bond amounts are from ECBC and 2Q14 amount is from ECB. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    Euro REER (lhs)

    ECB balance sheet (rhs, inverted)

    Eurozone ABS* and covered bonds outstanding trillions

    ABS Covered bonds

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    Europe Cash Accounts

    Euro area deposits trillions

    Source: (Left) ECB, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Bloomberg, Eurostat, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Orange marker points represent year on year inflation and illustrates how the value of income would have been eroded due to inflation. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Income generated by 100.000 investment in a one-year bank deposit

    Dec 2014: 365

    2007: 4.580

    %

    Inflation (y/y) Income

    Euro

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    Aug 2012: 3,3tn

    Nov 2014: 1,5tn

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  • 10

    Europe Corporate Finances

    Source: (Top left) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Worldscope, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right and bottom left) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *RoW denotes revenues coming from the world excluding Europe, Asia and the Americas. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    MSCI Europe Index: Geographical source of revenues

    Interest coverage ratio (EBIT / net interest) MSCI Europe, quarterly

    Total leverage MSCI Europe, ratio of total debt to total equity, quarterly

    Euro

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    4Q14: 4,6x

    x

    4Q14: 186%

    %

    Average: 4,1x

    Average: 261%

    RoW* 11%

    Americas 25%

    Asia 10%

    Europe 54%

  • 11

    World Economic Data

    Source: Bloomberg, FactSet, various national statistical agencies, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Table ordered by GDP per capita. Nominal GDP figure is latest quarter annualised. *Forecasts are Bloomberg consensus estimates. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Selected countries

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    Gross domestic product (GDP)

    Real GDP %

    Inflation %

    Policy rate %

    Unemployment %

    per capita billions 2014* 2015* 2014* 2015*

    Switzerland 62.449 499 1,8 1,8 0,0 0,1 -0,25 3,2 Sweden 44.677 431 1,9 2,4 -0,2 0,7 0,00 7,4 United States 44.028 13.932 2,3 3,0 1,7 1,5 0,25 5,8 Netherlands 41.076 690 0,7 1,4 0,4 0,7 0,05 8,0 United Kingdom 37.588 2.383 3,0 2,6 1,5 1,4 0,50 6,0 Germany 37.114 3.049 1,5 1,2 0,9 1,1 0,05 6,6 Finland 36.685 193 -0,2 0,7 1,2 1,0 0,05 8,2 France 35.611 2.248 0,4 0,8 0,6 0,6 0,05 9,9 Japan 28.969 3.687 0,3 1,0 2,8 1,5 0,10 3,5 Eurozone 28.885 11.188 0,8 1,1 0,5 0,6 0,05 11,5 Italy 27.516 1.692 -0,4 0,4 0,2 0,3 0,05 12,8 Spain 23.471 1.112 1,3 1,8 -0,1 0,3 0,05 23,7 Greece 18.700 201 0,3 1,7 -1,2 -0,1 0,05 25,5 Russia 11.366 1.631 0,5 -1,2 7,6 8,2 8,25 4,9 Brazil 8.919 1.793 0,2 0,9 6,3 6,4 11,75 4,8 China 5.742 7.749 7,4 7,0 2,1 2,0 5,60 4,1 India 1.253 1.530 5,4 5,5 7,2 6,7 8,00 8,8

  • Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Manufacturing

    Lowest relative to 50 PMI Highest relative to 50 PMI

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    Korea

    Japan

    Ireland

    Eurozone

    France Germany

    Italy

    Spain

    UK

    US

    Brazil

    Russia

    India

    China

    Taiwan

    Global

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    Source: Markit, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) assesses the economic health of the manufacturing sector by surveying output and employment intentions. Heatmap colours are based on PMI relative to 50, which indicates expansion or contraction of the sector for the time period shown. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    2014 2012

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    50,1 51,4 50,8 51,0 50,1 50,4 50,4 50,6 51,5 51,7 51,9 52,9 52,9 53,0 53,2 52,4 51,9 52,2 52,6 52,4 52,6 52,2 52,2 51,8 51,6

    46,1 47,9 47,9 46,8 46,7 48,3 48,8 50,3 51,4 51,1 51,3 51,6 52,7 54,0 53,2 53,0 53,4 52,2 51,8 51,8 50,7 50,3 50,6 50,1 50,6

    44,6 42,9 43,9 44,0 44,4 46,4 48,4 49,7 49,7 49,8 49,1 48,4 47,0 49,3 49,7 52,1 51,2 49,6 48,2 47,8 46,9 48,8 48,5 48,4 47,5

    46,0 49,8 50,3 49,0 48,1 49,4 48,6 50,7 51,8 51,1 51,7 52,7 54,3 56,5 54,8 53,7 54,1 52,3 52,0 52,4 51,4 49,9 51,4 49,5 51,2

    46,7 47,8 45,8 44,5 45,5 47,3 49,1 50,4 51,3 50,8 50,7 51,4 53,3 53,1 52,3 52,4 54,0 53,2 52,6 51,9 49,8 50,7 49,0 49,0 48,4

    44,6 46,1 46,8 44,2 44,7 48,1 50,0 49,8 51,1 50,7 50,9 48,6 50,8 52,2 52,5 52,8 52,7 52,9 54,6 53,9 52,8 52,6 52,6 54,7 53,8

    51,4 50,3 51,5 48,6 48,0 49,7 50,3 51,0 52,0 52,7 54,9 52,4 53,5 52,8 52,9 55,5 56,1 55,0 55,3 55,4 57,3 55,7 56,6 56,2 56,9

    50,6 51,0 48,1 50,1 50,4 52,0 52,5 54,5 58,4 56,8 56,3 57,7 57,0 56,6 56,4 55,5 57,0 56,6 56,7 54,9 52,9 51,4 53,3 53,3 52,5

    54,0 55,8 54,3 54,6 52,1 52,3 51,9 53,7 53,1 52,8 51,8 54,7 55,0 53,7 57,1 55,5 55,4 56,4 57,3 55,8 57,9 57,5 55,9 54,8 53,9

    45,0 47,7 48,5 50,4 51,1 51,5 52,3 50,7 52,2 52,5 54,2 55,1 55,2 56,6 55,5 53,9 49,4 49,9 51,5 50,5 52,2 51,7 52,4 52,0 52,1

    51,1 53,2 52,5 51,8 50,8 50,4 50,4 48,5 49,4 49,9 50,2 49,7 50,5 50,8 50,4 50,6 49,3 48,8 48,7 49,1 50,2 49,3 49,1 48,7 50,2

    50,0 52,0 52,0 50,8 50,6 50,4 51,7 49,2 49,4 49,4 51,8 49,4 48,8 48,0 48,5 48,3 48,5 48,9 49,1 51,0 51,0 50,4 50,3 51,7 48,9

    54,7 53,2 54,2 52,0 51,0 50,1 50,3 50,1 48,5 49,6 49,6 51,3 50,7 51,4 52,5 51,3 51,3 51,4 51,5 53,0 52,4 51,0 51,6 53,3 54,5

    51,5 52,3 50,4 51,6 50,4 49,2 48,2 47,7 50,1 50,2 50,9 50,8 50,5 49,5 48,5 48,0 48,1 49,4 50,7 51,7 50,2 50,2 50,4 50,0 49,6

    50,1 49,9 50,9 52,0 52,6 51,1 49,4 47,2 47,5 49,7 50,2 50,4 50,8 50,9 49,8 50,4 50,2 49,5 48,4 49,3 50,3 48,8 48,7 49,0 49,9

    50,6 51,5 50,2 51,2 50,7 47,1 49,5 48,6 50,0 52,0 53,0 53,4 55,2 55,5 54,7 52,7 52,3 52,4 54,0 55,8 56,1 53,3 52,0 51,4 50,0

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    Economic Slack and the Equity Market

    DM output gap DM stock market (log scale)

    Developed markets (DM) output gap* and equity market Index level, output gap shown as % of potential GDP

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    Wide output gap

    Developed markets real GDP Index 2010 = 100

    Source: (Left) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) MSCI, IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *The output gap is the difference between actual output and the output that could be achieved if the economy were running at full capacity (also referred to as potential GDP). DM stock market is the MSCI World Index. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    Global Disinflationary Pressures

    Long-term inflation expectations 5-year/5-year breakeven inflation

    % %

    US (lhs) UK (lhs) Eurozone (rhs)

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    Consumer confidence CPI* lagged six months (y/y)

    Contribution to the decline in eurozone inflation Since January 2013

    Eurozone inflation and consumer confidence

    Source: (Left) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top and bottom right) Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. 5-year/5-year breakeven inflation expectations is the market expectation for inflation over 5 years beginning in 5 years time, derived from the breakevens in the long term forwards market. Guide to the Markets Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Services (lhs) Industrial goods (lhs) Energy (lhs) Food (lhs)

    CPI* (rhs)

    % %

    Dec 12 Jun 13 Dec 13 Jun 14 Dec 14

    Apr 14 Jan 14 Oct 13 Jul 13 Apr 12 Jan 13 Jul 14 Oct 14

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    Economic and Monetary Policy Divergence

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    Market expectations for target policy rate Nominal GDP growth Rebased to 100 at Q1 2008

    Source: (Left) Various national statistics agencies, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Eurozone core is Germany and France; periphery is Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Ireland. There is no active Japanese futures market and therefore we cannot derive the market expectations for Japans target policy rate. Guide to the Markets Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    US UK Eurozone

    Dec 2015: 0,80%

    Dec 2016: 1,30%

    Dec 2016: 1,50%

    Dec 2015: 0,60%

    Dec 2015: 0,05% Dec 2016: 0,10%

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    US Dollar

    US Dollar Index Real broad effective exchange rate (REER)

    1978-85: +52,6%

    1985-88: -30,0%

    2002-11: -28,6%

    1995-02: +34,2%

    1973-78: -21,8%

    Current account deficit % of GDP

    Source: (Top) US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    1985: Plaza Accord

    1987: Louvre Accord

    2011-14: +10,5%

    US dollar performance vs. selected currencies 2014

    %

    US current account deficit

    US net oil imports % %

    Avg since 1973 Nov 2014

    US Dollar Index 95,7 89,0

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    British Pound

    Canadian Dollar

    Mexican Peso

    Swiss Franc

    Euro Japanese Yen

  • Brazil

    South Africa

    Mexico US

    Turkey

    Korea

    China

    France

    Germany

    Greece

    India

    Indonesia

    Italy

    Japan

    Malaysia

    Russia

    Singapore

    Spain Portugal EU

    Australia UK

    -2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

    GDP growth, debt-to-GDP and borrowing costs

    Source: IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, FactSet, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Borrowing costs based on local currency debt. EU overall borrowing cost based on Barclays Capital Euro-Aggregate 7-10 Year Treasury Index. South Africas borrowing costs are based on seven-year government bond yield due to data availability. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Sovereign Debt Stresses

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    2015

    F)

    Gross debt-to-GDP ratio (2014F)

    Bubble size = 10-year government bond yield

    240

    Emerging markets

    Developed markets

    %

    %

    10%

    5%

    17

  • 0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    Fiscal Austerity and Debt Levels

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    Government fiscal tightening Decline in structural deficit* as % of GDP

    2010-2013

    2013-2016F

    Government debt levels Gross debt as % of GDP

    '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '1620

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    140

    Italy

    Portugal

    Ireland US Spain

    UK

    France

    Germany

    Forecast

    %

    18

    Source: (Both charts) IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Structural deficit is the cyclically adjusted budget deficit or the deficit that would prevail if the economy were running at full capacity. **Eurozone data is change between 2013 and 2015 due to data availability. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    US UK Eurozone** Japan

  • 2,4

    1,7

    1,2

    1,7

    1,9

    2,7

    0,6

    4,3

    1,9

    1,2

    14,7

    9,9

    9,8

    7,9

    1,1

    1,2

    10,1

    3,0

    2,0

    1,9

    3,9

    1,8

    1,4

    1,0

    2,5

    3,2

    1,2

    2,3

    1,5

    1,2

    2,2

    16,6

    11,2

    8,3

    9,0

    14,1

    7,6

    7,0

    13,2

    16,1

    10,8

    5,5

    0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

    Source: IMF, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Numbers represent goods exports only and would be higher if services were included. Values may not sum to total exports due to rounding. *BRIC is Brazil, Russia, India and China. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Exports as % of GDP Goods exports only in 2013

    US Eurozone BRIC* Other

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    Global Trade: The Importance of Exports

    %

    19

    Brazil

    India

    China

    Russia

    Japan

    Eurozone

    UK

    France

    Italy

    Germany

    10,8%

    16,0%

    24,9%

    26,2%

    9,4%

    14,6%

    19,6%

    20,7%

    24,6%

    37,6%

    18,5%

    US

  • 0,0

    0,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

    3,0

    3,5

    4,0

    4,5

    5,0

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    Source: (All charts) US Federal Reserve, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *New purchases are the stated purchases from the US Federal Reserve. Reinvested purchases are bonds purchased with the principal received from maturing bonds. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    20

    US Federal Reserve Policies

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    Individual FOMC member forecasts for the federal funds rate From the December 2014 meeting

    2015 2016 2017 Longer run

    % Mid-point of FOMC forecasts

    US Treasuries

    Other

    Agency MBS

    US Federal Reserve balance sheet: Assets $ trillions

    US Federal Reserve MBS purchases $ billions

    $

    Forecast

    $

    New purchases*

    Reinvested purchases*

  • -2

    0

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    12

    14

    16

    18

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13-10

    -8

    -6

    -4

    -2

    0

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    Avg since 1999 3Q14

    Real GDP 2,0% 5,0%

    US Economic Growth and the Composition of GDP

    Source: (Both charts) BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. SAAR denotes seasonally adjusted annual rate. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Real GDP Change quarter on quarter, SAAR

    %

    Components of GDP 3Q14 nominal GDP, $ trillions

    $

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    21

    13,3% Investment ex-housing

    68,2% Consumption

    18,2% Government spending

    3,2% Housing

    -2,9% Net exports

    Average

  • '65 '70 '75 '80 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05 '10 '153

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    22

    US Employment

    Source: (All charts) BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Unemployment rate Seasonally adjusted

    %

    '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    63

    64

    65

    66

    67

    68

    Nov 2014: 62,8%

    Labour force participation rate % of population aged 16+ working or looking for work

    Nov 2014: 5,8%

    Average: 6,1%

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    %

    '85 '87 '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '131

    2

    3

    4

    5

    Employment cost index: Wages and salaries Change year on year for private sector workers

    %

    Sep 2014: 2,2%

  • 1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

    3,0

    3,5

    4,0

    4,5

    0

    5

    10

    15

    20

    25

    '87 '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    23

    US Inflation

    Inflation Change year on year

    '64 '69 '74 '79 '84 '89 '94 '99 '04 '09 '14-3

    0

    3

    6

    9

    12

    15

    Avg since 1964

    Avg since 1999

    Nov 2014

    Headline CPI* 4,2% 2,4% 1,3%

    Core CPI 4,1% 2,0% 1,7%

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    US Federal Reserve inflation projections Average PCE** projection, December 2014

    2014 2015 2017 Longer run

    % %

    Wages & salaries*** lagged nine months (y/y)

    % of small businesses planning to raise worker pay

    % %

    Planned vs. actual wage rises

    Source: (Left) BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. **Personal consumption expenditure (PCE) measures the prices paid by consumers for goods and services, excluding food and energy prices. ***Wages & salaries is the civilian employment cost index (ECI). Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    2016

    1,25 1,30

    1,85 1,90 2,00

    0,0

    0,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

  • '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '130

    400

    800

    1.200

    1.600

    2.000

    2.400

    24

    US Cyclical Indicators

    Light vehicle sales Millions, SAAR

    Housing starts Thousands, SAAR

    Manufacturing and trade inventories Days of sales, seasonally adjusted

    Real capital goods orders* Non-defense capital goods orders ex-aircraft, $ billions, seasonally adjusted

    '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '138

    10

    12

    14

    16

    18

    20

    22

    24

    Average: 15,3

    Dec 2014: 16,8

    '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '1336

    38

    40

    42

    44

    46

    48

    Oct 2014: 39,5

    Nov 2014: 1.028

    Average: 1.349

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    45

    50

    55

    60

    65

    70

    75

    Average: 57,4

    Nov 2014: 61,0

    Source: (Top left) BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top and bottom right and bottom left) US Census Bureau, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Capital goods orders deflated using the producer price index for capital goods. SAAR is seasonally adjusted annual rate. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    $

  • '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

    20.000

    30.000

    40.000

    50.000

    60.000

    70.000

    80.000

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '1325

    50

    75

    100

    125

    150

    175

    '80 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05 '10

    10

    11

    12

    13

    14

    25

    US Consumer Finances

    Source: (Top and bottom left) US Federal Reserve, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) National Association of Realtors, US Census Bureau, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Price index is the mean existing home sale price. SAAR is seasonally adjusted annual rate. *4Q14 numbers for US household net worth and debt service ratio are J.P. Morgan Asset Management forecasts. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    US home sales, prices and housing starts Rebased to 100 at December 1999

    US household debt service ratio Debt payments as % of disposable personal income, seasonally adjusted

    %

    4Q14*: 9,9%

    Household net worth $ billions, SAAR

    Price index

    Existing home sales

    Housing starts

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    4Q14*: $82.907 2Q07:

    $67.874

    +21,2%

    +42,9%

    +115,0%

    $

    4Q07: 13,2%

  • '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -4

    -3

    -2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    Avg since 1999 Nov 2014

    Headline CPI* -0,1% 2,4%

    Core CPI -0,4% 2,1%

    26

    Japan: GDP and Inflation

    Source: (Left) Japan Statistics Bureau & Statistics Centre, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding food and energy. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Inflation Change year on year

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    %

    Real GDP growth Change quarter on quarter

    %

    Avg since 1999 3Q14

    Real GDP 0,2% -0,5%

    Average

  • 0

    30

    60

    90

    '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15

    '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '146.000

    8.000

    10.000

    12.000

    14.000

    16.000

    18.000

    20.000

    70

    80

    90

    100

    110

    120

    130

    27

    Japan: Abenomics and the Economy

    Source: (Top left) US Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, ECB, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Projections are based on central banks stated economic intentions. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    Japanese yen and the stock market

    per $ Nikkei 225 Index

    Change in 2014 Yen -14,1% Nikkei 225 7,1%

    Japanese wage growth Change year on year, three-month moving average

    % Wage growth Core inflation

    Central bank balance sheet % of nominal GDP

    %

    Projection*

    Japan

    US UK

    Eurozone

  • 0

    5

    10

    15

    20

    25

    30

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    12

    13

    14

    15

    '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 0

    5

    10

    15

    20

    25

    30

    35

    1820 1870 1900 1930 1960 1990 2013

    %

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -6

    0

    6

    12

    18

    24

    28

    China: GDP and Inflation

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    Inflation Change year on year

    %

    Chinas share of global nominal GDP

    Real GDP Growth and Li Keqiang Index* Change year on year

    % Includes: Electricity production Loan growth Railway freight

    Real GDP growth Li Keqiang index %

    Source: (Left and top right) National Bureau of Statistics of China, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Angus Maddison, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Li Keqiang index refers to an unofficial economic index used to gauge economic activity in China. Popularised by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, such an index may include a variety of economic indicators. **CPI is the Consumer Price Index. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding food and energy. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Nov 2014

    Food CPI 2,3%

    Headline CPI** 1,4%

    Core CPI 1,3%

  • -40

    -20

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    -40

    -20

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

    15

    20

    25

    30

    35

    40

    45

    50

    '82 '86 '90 '94 '98 '02 '06 '10 '14

    GDP growth Change year on year

    29

    China: Growth and Transformation

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    External Accounts

    $bn

    % Investment GDP growth

    Net exports Consumption

    %

    Investment as a share of GDP

    EM Asia ex-China

    China

    Latin America

    DM

    Trade balance (rhs)

    Imports (lhs)

    Exports (lhs) %

    Source: (Left and top right) National Bureau of Statistics of China, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. 2014 GDP figure is 3Q14 values. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    -6

    -3

    0

    3

    6

    9

    12

    15

    18

    21

    '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

  • 0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

    0

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    300

    350

    40

    60

    80

    100

    120

    140

    '76 '80 '84 '88 '92 '96 '00 '04 '08 '12

    Foreign exchange reserves % of GDP

    80

    130

    180

    230

    1 27 53 79 105 131

    30

    China Financial Dynamics

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    2013 public, household and non-financial corporate debt % of GDP

    Private non-financial debt % of GDP, quarters since the start of debt rise

    Source: (Top left) BIS, CEIC, Lombard Street Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) World Bank, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) BIS, Lombard Street Research, IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, Oxford Economics, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Foreign exchange reserves are year-end percentages for all years until 2014; 2014 data is the most recent available data. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Japan (1965)

    China (1998)

    %

    Credit to private sector % of GDP

    Average: 93%

    %

    2013: 140%

    %

    Japan UK US Eurozone China Korea

    %

    Public debt

    Household debt

    Non-financial corporate debt

  • 0

    10.000

    20.000

    30.000

    40.000

    50.000

    60.000

    0 20 40 60 80 100

    15

    20

    25

    30

    35

    40

    '90 '94 '98 '02 '06 '10

    31

    Emerging Markets Structural Dynamics

    Urbanisation and economic growth Urbanisation ratios and real GDP per capita, 1960-2013

    Share of global consumption % of global consumption

    EM consumption

    US consumption

    2012: 27%

    % 2012: 36%

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    %

    $ US

    Japan

    South Korea

    China

    India

    Source: (Left) IMF, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) United Nations, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Urbanisation ratio refers to the proportion of the total population living within an urban area defined by national statistical offices. *Forecast for 2014 from the IMF World Economic Outlook October 2014. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Urbanisation ratio

    GD

    P pe

    r cap

    ita

    Contribution to global GDP growth*

    -3

    0

    3

    6

    '80 '84 '88 '92 '96 '00 '04 '08 '12

    EM growth DM growth

    Global economic growth

    %

  • 4,5

    5,0

    5,5

    6,0

    6,5

    7,0

    7,5

    8,0

    8,5

    -2,0

    -1,0

    0,0

    1,0

    2,0

    3,0

    4,0

    5,0

    6,0

    '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '130

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250 90

    100

    110

    120

    130

    32

    Emerging Markets Challenges

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    Real policy rates: Emerging and developed markets

    Source: (Left) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *REER is real effective exchange rate. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    % %

    Consensus growth forecasts Estimates for next 12 months

    Developed markets

    Emerging markets

    %

    Relative EM / DM equity performance and USD REER* Rebased to 1993 = 100

    USD REER (inverted)

    MSCI EM / MSCI DM

    Jan 13 Jul 13 Oct 13 Apr 13 Jan 14 Apr14 Oct 14 Jul 14

    -3

    -2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

    Indonesia (rhs) Thailand China (rhs)

    Russia

    Turkey

    Brazil

    India (rhs)

  • -45,2

    -18,7

    -17,4

    -13,4

    -11,2

    -11,1

    -9,5

    -8,1

    -6,3

    -4,0

    -2,4

    -2,0

    -1,7

    -0,8

    -0,1

    -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 0

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    12

    '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

    33

    Emerging Markets Currencies

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    Source: (Left) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Emerging market currency volatility

    Currency performance in 2014 Performance against the US dollar

    Emerging markets real effective exchange rate (REER) Market cap weighted

    %

    % Asian crisis

    Financial crisis

    Taper Tantrum

    Eurozone crisis

    Thai Baht

    Philippine Peso

    Indonesian Rupiah

    Indian Rupee

    Chinese Renminbi

    South Korean Won

    Malaysian Ringgit

    Turkish Lira

    South African Rand

    Brazilian Real

    Chilean Peso

    Hungarian Forint

    Columbian Peso

    Russian Rouble

    Mexican Peso

    95

    105

    115

    125

    135

    '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

  • 50

    75

    100

    125

    150

    -250 -125 0 125 250

    34

    Emerging Markets Sensitivity

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    Source: (Left) MSCI, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) BP, various national statistics agencies, IMF, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    EM equity performance and US rate hikes MSCI EM Index in USD, rebased to 100 on the date of first rate hike

    Number of trading days before and after the first rate hike

    7,7 7,6

    6,8 6,4 6,2

    5,4 4,7 4,3 3,9 3,9 3,5 3,4 3,4

    2,8 2,4

    1,5 0,9 0,6

    -2,7 -7,4

    -14,2 -28,3

    -33,7

    -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10

    Net oil consumption for selected emerging economies Oil consumption minus oil production as a % of GDP

    %

    Brazil

    Qatar UAE

    Russia Columbia Mexican

    Egypt Malaysia

    Peru

    Indonesia Turkey

    Greece Chile

    South Africa

    China

    India Korea

    Taiwan Thailand

    Czech Rep. Hungary

    Poland Philippines

    4 Apr 1994

    30 Jun 1999

    30 Jun 2004

  • 55,0% MSCI EM

    35,8%

    20,2% MSCI

    Europe 19,6%

    26,7% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    38,0%

    -23,0% Japan TOPIX -40,6%

    73,4% MSCI EM

    62,8%

    35,4% Small Caps

    24,4%

    5,5% US S&P 500

    2,1%

    20,8% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    19,7%

    27,2% Small Caps

    35,8%

    29,5% US S&P 500

    13,7%

    9,5% US S&P 500

    4,9%

    11,0% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    10,0% 45,3% Japan TOPIX 45,2%

    19,6% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    28,6%

    26,1% MSCI EM

    33,6%

    -33,7% US S&P 500

    -37,0%

    67,2% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    67,2%

    28,3% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    15,6%

    3,5% HDY Equity

    1,5%

    18,1% MSCI

    Europe 16,4%

    26,7% US S&P 500

    32,4%

    19,7% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    7,7%

    7,3% Small Caps

    5,1%

    10,1% MSCI EM

    10,3%

    41,9% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    24,1%

    18,6% MSCI EM

    28,8%

    4,6% Portfolio

    11,1%

    -37,9% HDY Equity

    -34,4%

    40,2% Small Caps

    40,8%

    27,5% MSCI EM

    14,4%

    -5,7% Small Caps

    -8,7%

    16,8% MSCI EM

    17,4%

    21,5% Japan TOPIX 54,4%

    16,5% Small Caps

    6,7%

    4,6% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    2,3%

    9,3% Small Caps

    8,2%

    33,8% Small Caps

    23,3%

    16,0% HDY Equity

    21,6%

    3,2% MSCI

    Europe 6,5%

    -38,6% Small Caps

    -40,4%

    37,6% Portfolio

    35,8%

    23,9% Japan TOPIX 1,0%

    -5,8% Portfolio

    -7,5%

    16,3% Small Caps

    18,4%

    20,5% MSCI

    Europe 22,3%

    16,2% HDY Equity

    8,7%

    3,1% Portfolio

    2,2%

    8,9% US S&P 500

    7,7%

    33,6% Portfolio

    23,9%

    12,5% Portfolio

    19,4%

    -1,0% HDY Equity

    4,7%

    -40,3% Portfolio -40,1%

    34,0% HDY Equity

    30,2%

    23,1% US S&P 500

    15,1%

    -7,5% MSCI

    Europe -8,8%

    15,6% Portfolio

    17,1%

    15,3% Portfolio

    23,6%

    15,3% Portfolio

    8,2%

    2,3% HDY Equity

    1,1%

    8,5% Portfolio

    8,0%

    27,0% HDY Equity

    17,7%

    5,2% Small Caps

    13,6%

    -4,9% US S&P 500

    5,5%

    -43,3% MSCI

    Europe -38,5%

    32,5% MSCI

    Europe 28,6%

    20,9% Portfolio

    11,1%

    -9,6% Japan TOPIX -17,0%

    14,2% US S&P 500

    16,0%

    13,9% HDY Equity

    20,5%

    11,8% MSCI EM

    5,6%

    1,5% Japan TOPIX 6,3%

    8,2% HDY Equity

    7,7%

    26,7% MSCI

    Europe 25,5%

    3,6% US S&P 500

    15,8%

    -8,8% Small Caps

    -3,8%

    -49,8% MSCI Asia ex-Japan -47,7%

    22,5% US S&P 500

    26,5%

    16,2% HDY Equity

    8,0%

    -14,3% MSCI Asia ex-Japan -14,6%

    13,6% HDY Equity

    14,0%

    -1,1% MSCI Asia ex-Japan

    6,2%

    10,1% Japan TOPIX 10,3%

    -0,1% MSCI

    Europe 0,0%

    6,4% MSCI

    Europe 6,4%

    20,9% US S&P 500

    4,9%

    -8,7% Japan TOPIX 3,0%

    -14,5% Japan TOPIX -11,1%

    -50,8% MSCI EM

    -45,7%

    1,5% Japan TOPIX 7,6%

    11,7% MSCI

    Europe 7,5%

    -15,4% MSCI EM

    -12,5%

    5,9% Japan TOPIX 20,9%

    -6,5% MSCI EM

    3,8%

    7,4% MSCI

    Europe 5,2%

    -0,2% MSCI EM

    0,1%

    3,5% Japan TOPIX 3,9%

    35

    World Stock Market Returns

    Source: MSCI, TOPIX, Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Local return is analogous to the return from a hedged position. Annualised return covers the period 2005 to 2014. HDY Equity is the MSCI AC World High Dividend Yield Index. Small Caps is the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index. Hypothetical portfolio (for illustrative purposes only and shouldnt be taken as a recommendation): 15% EM Equity, 10% Asia ex Japan, 30% Europe, 10% Japan, 10% HDY Equity, 20% S&P 500, 5% Small Cap. All indices are total return. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Local

    Equi

    ties

    2010 2005 2007 2006 2012 2008 2011 4Q14 Ten-yr Ann. 2009 2013 2014

  • European Sector Returns

    MSCI Europe Index Financials Cons. staples

    Health care Industrials

    Cons. disc. Energy Materials

    Telecom Utilities Tech Europe

    Equi

    ties

    36

    Europe weight

    4Q14

    2014

    Since market peak*

    Since market low*

    Forward P/E ratio

    15-year avg

    Trailing P/E ratio

    15-year avg

    Dividend yield

    15-year avg

    Growth weight

    Value weight

    Beta to Europe

    Source: FactSet, MSCI, J.P Morgan Asset Management. All calculations are total return in local currency, not annualised. *Since market peak represents period 9 October 2007 to end of latest quarter. Since market low represents period 9 March 2009 to end of latest quarter. **Beta to int. rates is the regression coefficient based on a 10-year regression of daily sector returns on the daily change in the 10-year German Bund yield. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Beta to int. rates** i

  • 0

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    '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13-4

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    37

    Bond and Equity Relative Valuations

    Source: (All charts) Tullett Prebon, Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *The equity risk premium is the S&P 500 forward earnings yield less the US Treasury 10-year yield. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Equity risk premium*

    Equi

    ties

    Equities relatively m

    ore expensive Equities relatively

    less expensive

    Average: 1,7%

    %

    Histogram: S&P 500 earnings yield (inverse of P/E) Number of days: 1964 2014

    31 Dec 2014: lower than 68% of days since 1964

    Histogram: Nominal 10-year Treasury yield Number of days: 1964 2014

    0

    500

    1.000

    1.500

    2.000

    2.500

    2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

    31 Dec 2014: lower than 96% of days since 1964

    %

    %

  • '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

    800

    1.000

    1.200

    1.400

    1.600

    1.800

    Source: MSCI, FactSet, BofA/Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Local currency returns. P/E ratios are forward P/E ratios. Forward P/E ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent price data divided by the mean consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. Euro government bond is the BofA/Merrill Lynch Euro Government (7-10Y) Index. Return calculations shown in green are based on the total return index. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    16 Jul 2007: P/E = 13,5x

    1.641

    12 Mar 2003: P/E = 11,9x

    676

    4 Sep 2000: P/E = 21,3x

    1.623

    9 Mar 2009: P/E = 8,3x

    714

    -55% +180% -54%

    31 Dec 2014: P/E = 14,1x

    1.379

    MSCI Europe Index

    +140%

    Characteristic Sep 2000 Jul 2007 Dec 2014 Index level 1.623 1.641 1.379 P/E ratio (fwd) 21,3x 13,5x 14,1x Dividend yield 1,9% 2,9% 3,3% Euro gov bond yld 5,4% 4,5% 1,0%

    MSCI Europe Index at Inflection Points

    Total return +133%

    31 Dec 1996: P/E = 16,3x

    714

    Equi

    ties

    38

  • '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '140

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    12

    14

    '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '130

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '135

    10

    15

    20

    25

    30

    39

    Earnings yield (inverse of forward P/E)

    Source: (Top left) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) Barclays, MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) MSCI, BofA/Merrill Lynch, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Forward P/E ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent price data divided by consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. Earnings yield is calculated as the inverse of the forward P/E ratio. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    31 Dec 2014: 1,0%

    10-year European bond yield

    %

    Forward P/E ratio Earnings yield and 10-year bond yield

    x

    31 Dec 2014: 14,1x

    31 Dec 2014: 7,1%

    Equi

    ties

    Europe dividend yield vs. European corporate bonds

    Average: 13,7x

    Dividend yield

    European corporate bond yield

    31 Dec 2014: 1,4%

    31 Dec 2014: 3,3%

    %

    MSCI Europe Equity Index Valuations

  • '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '145

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    700

    800

    900

    1.000

    1.100

    1.200

    1.300

    1.400

    1.500

    1.600

    '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '146

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    40

    MSCI Europe Earnings and Profit Margins

    MSCI Europe earnings and performance Index level, analyst estimates of the next 12 months of earnings

    Source: (Left) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Markit, MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) MSCI, Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Data is last 12 months. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Equi

    ties

    Economic growth and revenue growth estimates 12-month revenue growth & PMI for manufacturing (advanced 12 months)

    US and European operating profit margins Earnings per share/sales per share for MSCI Europe and S&P 500*

    US

    Europe

    %

    %

    Manufacturing PMI Revenue growth

    MSCI Europe index level

    MSCI Europe profits

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    -15

    -10

    -5

    0

    5

    10

    15

    '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15

  • '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

    800

    1.000

    1.200

    1.400

    1.600

    1.800

    2.000

    2.200

    Source: Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The P/E ratios are forward P/E ratios. Forward P/E ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent price data divided by the mean consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. Return calculations shown in green are based on the total return index. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    S&P 500 Index

    41

    US S&P 500 at Inflection Points

    24 Mar 2000: P/E = 25,6x

    1.527

    9 Oct 2002: P/E = 14,1x

    777

    9 Oct 2007: P/E = 15,2x

    1.565

    +244%

    9 Mar 2009: P/E = 10,3x

    677

    -47% -55%

    31 Dec 2014: P/E = 16,2x

    2.059

    +121%

    Characteristic Mar 2000 Oct 2007 Dec 2014 Index level 1.527 1.565 2.059 P/E ratio (fwd) 25,6x 15,2x 16,2x Dividend yield 1,1% 1,8% 2,1% 10-year Treasury 6,2% 4,7% 2,2%

    31 Dec 1996: P/E = 16,0x

    741

    Total return +116%

    Equi

    ties

  • '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '133

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    12

    16

    20

    24

    28

    '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '100

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    42

    US S&P 500 Equity Valuations

    Earnings yield and Baa corporate bond yield

    30 Nov 2014: 4,7%

    %

    31 Dec 2014: 6,2% Baa corporate

    bond yield

    Earnings yield (inverse of forward P/E)

    Forward P/E ratio 31 Dec 1999:

    25,4x

    x

    Source: (Left) Standard & Poors, Moodys, IBES, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Forward P/E ratio is a bottom-up calculation based on the most recent price data divided by consensus estimates for earnings in the next 12 months and is provided by FactSet Market Aggregates. (Bottom right) Robert Shiller, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    S&P 500 Shiller cyclically adjusted P/E Adjusted using trailing 10-year average inflation-adjusted earnings

    Equi

    ties

    31 Dec 2014: 27,3x

    Average: 16,5x

    x

    Average: 16,2x

    31 Dec 2014: 16,2x

  • 43

    US S&P 500 Earnings and Profit Margins

    '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '1460

    70

    80

    90

    100

    110

    120

    130

    600

    800

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    1.200

    1.400

    1.600

    1.800

    2.000

    S&P 500 earnings and performance Index level, analyst estimates of the next 12 months of earnings

    S&P 500 index level S&P 500 profits

    Equi

    ties

    $

    Employee compensation and profitability % of GDP

    '60 '65 '70 '75 '80 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05 '10 '1550

    52

    54

    56

    58

    60

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    12% %

    Corporate profits Employee compensation

    %

    US operating profit margins Earnings per share / sales per share for S&P 500*

    Source: (Left and top right) Standard & Poors, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Data is last 12 months. **3Q14 profit margins are based on an estimate from Standard & Poors. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    0

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    8

    10

    12

    '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    3Q14**: 10,1%

  • -0,8

    -0,6

    -0,4

    -0,2

    0,0

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    0,4

    0,6

    0,8

    0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

    44

    Interest Rates and Equities

    Correlations between weekly equity returns and interest rate movements Rolling two-year correlation of weekly returns of the S&P 500, MSCI Europe Index and the 10-year Treasury yield, 1980 - 2014

    Positive relationship between yield movements and equity returns

    Negative relationship between yield movements and equity returns

    S&P 500

    MSCI Europe

    Cor

    rela

    tion

    10-year Treasury yield

    Equi

    ties

    Source: Standard & Poors, US Treasury, MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on price index only and do not include dividends. The initial reaction represents the period during which, in our judgment, markets began pricing the first rate hike through the date of the second rate hike. The subsequent market reaction is the period from the second rate hike to a point determined to be the end of the rate hiking cycle. The total reaction is the market movement across the full rate hiking cycle. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Market reaction when the US Fed raised rates

    S&P 500 price return 87 87-89 94-95 99-00 04-06

    Initial reaction -5% -8% -10% -7% -8%

    Subsequent market reaction

    32% 27% 7% 18% 20%

    Total reaction 26% 17% -2% 10% 11%

    %

  • 45

    Developed Markets Equity Valuations by Country

    Developed markets

    Source: MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Each valuation index shows an equally weighted composite of four metrics: price to forward earnings (forward P/E), price to current book (P/B), price to last 12 months cash flow (P/CF) and price to last 12 months dividends. Results are then normalised using means and average variability over the last 10 years. The grey bars represent valuation index variability relative to that of the All Country World Index (ACWI). Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Std

    dev

    from

    glo

    bal a

    vera

    ge

    Expensive relative to

    own history

    Expensive relative to

    world

    Cheap relative to own history Cheap

    relative to world

    How to interpret this chart

    Average

    Current

    Current composite index

    Current 10-year average

    Forward P/E P/B P/CF Dividend yield Forward P/E P/B P/CF Dividend yield

    Italy -2,27 12,5x 0,9x 3,7x 3,5% 11,4x 1,0x 3,8x 4,4% Spain -1,94 14,0 1,3 4,8 5,4 11,1 1,4 4,5 6,1 UK -0,76 13,8 1,8 7,3 3,9 11,7 1,8 7,1 3,8 France -0,68 13,8 1,4 7,7 3,3 11,6 1,3 6,0 3,9 Germany -0,58 12,9 1,6 7,5 2,9 11,6 1,5 5,3 3,5 Japan 0,63 14,3 1,4 8,1 1,8 16,5 1,2 6,2 2,1 ACWI 0,65 14,8 2,1 8,7 2,5 13,3 2,0 7,3 2,6 DM Index 1,00 15,4 2,2 9,3 2,4 13,6 1,9 7,5 2,7 Switzerland 1,32 15,7 2,5 11,3 3,2 13,9 2,3 10,2 3,1 US 2,55 16,4 2,8 11,0 1,9 14,2 2,3 8,7 2,1

    Equi

    ties

    +3 Std Dev

    +2 Std Dev

    +1 Std Dev

    Average

    -1 Std Dev

    -2 Std Dev

    -3 Std Dev

    +5 Std Dev

    +4 Std Dev

    -4 Std Dev

    +6 Std Dev

    -5 Std Dev Italy Spain UK France Germany Japan ACWI US Switzerland DM Index

  • 46

    Emerging Markets Equity Valuations by Country

    Emerging markets

    Source: MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Each valuation index shows an equally weighted composite of four metrics: price to forward earnings (forward P/E), price to current book (P/B), price to last 12 months cash flow (P/CF) and price to last 12 months dividends. Results are then normalised using means and average variability over the last 10 years. The grey bars represent valuation index variability relative to that of the All Country World Index (ACWI). Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Expensive relative to

    own history

    Expensive relative to

    world

    Cheap relative to

    own history Cheap relative to

    world

    Average

    Current

    Std

    dev

    from

    glo

    bal a

    vera

    ge

    How to interpret this chart

    Current composite index

    Current 10-year average Forward P/E P/B P/CF Dividend yield Forward P/E P/B P/CF Dividend yield

    Russia -5,32 3,8x 0,4x 1,8x 6,6% 7,1x 1,1x 3,8x 2,7% Brazil -2,50 10,2 1,2 5,2 4,5 10,0 1,9 5,7 3,3 China -2,31 9,4 1,4 4,0 3,2 11,8 2,1 4,5 2,8 EM Index -1,48 11,0 1,4 5,4 2,8 11,1 1,9 6,0 2,7 Taiwan -0,56 13,2 1,9 6,9 3,0 14,5 1,9 6,3 3,7 S. Korea 0,02 9,6 1,0 5,8 1,3 9,6 1,4 5,4 1,7 ACWI 0,65 14,8 2,1 8,7 2,5 13,3 2,0 7,3 2,6 S. Africa 1,36 15,7 2,6 11,0 3,0 12,0 2,5 8,8 3,2 Mexico 2,91 18,3 2,6 7,1 1,4 15,0 2,9 6,7 1,9 India 3,71 16,7 3,0 12,2 1,5 15,8 3,2 12,5 1,4

    Equi

    ties

    Russia Brazil China EM Index Taiwan S. Korea ACWI S. Africa India Mexico

    +3 Std Dev

    +2 Std Dev

    +1 Std Dev

    Average

    -1 Std Dev

    -2 Std Dev

    -3 Std Dev

    +5 Std Dev

    +4 Std Dev

    -4 Std Dev

    +6 Std Dev

    -5 Std Dev -6 Std Dev

    +7 Std Dev

  • -80

    -60

    -40

    -20

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    0,75 1,00 1,25 1,50 1,75 2,00 2,25 2,50 2,75 3,00 3,25

    Current level

    47

    Source: (Both charts) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Linear regression of price-to-book ratios on next 12 months price return from September 1995 through December 2014 results in a R-squared of 0,17%. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Equi

    ties

    MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Price to book and returns Price-to-book ratio and next 12 months price return

    %

    Emerging Markets Valuations and Returns

    '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '130,75

    1,00

    1,25

    1,50

    1,75

    2,00

    2,25

    2,50

    2,75

    3,00MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Price to book

    Average: 1,81x

    Dec 2014: 1,52x

    -2,0 Std dev

    +2,0 Std dev

    x

  • 48

    Emerging Markets Equity Composition

    MSCI Emerging Markets Index by region

    MSCI Emerging Markets Index by sector

    MSCI Emerging Markets indices: Country index by sector

    Source: (All charts) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Defensive is comprised of health care, telecommunication services and utility sectors. Ind. & mat. is industrials and materials sectors. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    EMEA

    Asia

    Latin America

    Equi

    ties

    Defensive

    Ind. & mat.

    Financials

    Tech

    Consumer

    Energy

    %

    Defensive

    Ind. & mat.

    Financials

    Tech

    Consumer

    Energy

    Brazil Russia India China Mexico S. Korea Turkey Indonesia

    13%

    14%

    8%

    29%

    18%

    17% 16%

    68%

    17%

    25% 10%

    20% 9%

    36% 22% 19%

    32%

    4% 23%

    12%

    41% 35%

    15%

    18%

    42% 17%

    14%

    49% 40%

    10%

    58%

    11% 11%

    2% 4% 3%

    17% 11%

    13% 9%

    26%

    18% 18% 11%

    9% 7% 15% 17% 20% 4% 10% 15%

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    27,2

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    23,9

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    49

    Emerging Markets: Performance, Dividends and Earnings Growth

    Equi

    ties

    Source: (Left) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) MSCI, IBES, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Regular dividends only in local currency. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    MSCI EM Index: Long-term growth in dividends per share (DPS) and earnings per share (EPS) Rebased to 100 at December 1995

    EM EPS (fwd)

    DM EPS (fwd)

    DM DPS

    EM DPS

    MSCI country performance 2014, total return in USD

    Russia

    Hungary Colombia

    Brazil

    Poland

    Chile

    S. Korea Malaysia

    Mexico

    DM Index

    S. Africa

    China

    Thailand Turkey

    India

    Indonesia

    Egypt

    Philippines

    MSCI EM

    % '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '130

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    300

    350

    400

    450

    500

  • 4,7% 5,4% 6,0% 5,1% 3,3% 4,2% 4,4% 2,5% 1,8%

    2,7% 4,0%

    13,9%

    -5,3%

    3,0% 13,6%

    4,4% 1,6%

    12,6% 15,3%

    -2,7%

    16,6% 5,9%

    -10

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    25

    1926-1929 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010-2014 1926-2014

    0,1 0,5

    1,0

    2,9 3,2 3,3

    3,8

    6,2 6,6

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    7

    '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

    50

    100

    150

    200

    Source: (Top) Standard & Poors, Ibbotson, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Eurostat, Tullett Prebon, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, MSCI, BofA/Merrill Lynch, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Total return index is the S&P 500. European corporate: BarCap European Aggregate Credit Corporate Index; Emerging markets debt: JP Morgan EMBI+; High yield: BofA/Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II; EME: MSCI Emerging Markets Index, Converts is the Barclays Global Convertibles. Global REITs: FTSE NAREIT Index. Yields for the bond indices are yield-to-worst and dividend yields for the equity indices. *Returns in local currency. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Equity Income

    MSCI Europe indices: Price vs. total return* Rebased to 100 at December 1999

    Sources of income

    S&P 500 total return: Dividends and capital appreciation Average annualised returns Capital appreciation

    Dividends

    Eurozone average CPI inflation (12 months to Nov 2014)

    Cash Bunds Converts Euro corp

    EM Debt

    Global REITs

    Equi

    ties

    %

    50

    EM equity

    High dividend yield total return Total return Price return

    +115%

    +47%

    -9%

    High Yield

    MSCI Europe

    %

  • 51

    Equity Dividends and Valuations

    Relative valuation of high dividend yielding equities Valuation vs. long-term average, three-month moving average

    Europe

    US

    Emerging markets

    Source: (Left) IBES, Compustat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top and bottom right) MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Equi

    ties

    Defensives vs. cyclicals PE ratio MSCI All Country World Index Defensive

    sectors more expensive

    Cyclical sectors more

    expensive

    Number of companies yielding greater than 2% by region Constituents of the MSCI All Country World Index

    80

    85

    90

    95

    100

    105

    110

    115

    120

    125

    '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

    504

    303 232

    83

    0

    100

    200

    300

    400

    500

    600

    Emerging Markets

    Europe US Japan

    '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '140,4

    0,5

    0,6

    0,7

    0,8

    0,9

    Average: 0,73

  • 0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    '26 '32 '38 '44 '50 '56 '62 '68 '74 '80 '86 '92 '98 '04 '10

    52

    Equity Correlations and Volatility

    Stock market volatility

    Global large cap stocks Correlations among stocks

    '30 '35 '40 '45 '50 '55 '60 '65 '70 '75 '80 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05 '10 '150,0

    0,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

    3,0

    3,5

    0

    15

    30

    45

    60

    75

    90

    DJIA volatility shown in three-month

    moving average

    Source: (Top) Empirical Research Partners LLC, Standard & Poors, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom) CBOE, Deutsche Boerse, Dow Jones, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Capitalisation-weighted correlation of top 750 stocks by market capitalisation, daily returns, 1926 2014. DJIA volatility is represented as three-month moving average of the daily absolute percentage change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    %

    Volatility measures 2008 peak Average Latest DJIA (left) 3,30% 0,71% 0,56% VIX (right) 80,9 20,0 19,2 VDAX 74,0 22,2 19,5

    Sovereign Debt Crisis

    Lehman Bankruptcy

    Tech Bust & 9/11

    1987 Crash Great Depression

    OPEC Oil Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Dec 2014: 37,4%

    Equi

    ties

    %

    Average: 27,0%

  • 53

    Annual Returns and Intra-year Declines

    MSCI Europe Index intra-year declines vs. calendar year returns Despite average intra-year drops of 15,6% (median 11,9%), annual returns are positive in 27 of 35 years

    Source: MSCI, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on price only and do not include dividends. Intra-year decline refers to the largest market fall from peak to trough within a short time period during the calendar year. Returns shown are calendar years from 1980 to 2014. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Intra-year decline Calendar year return

    %

    Equi

    ties

    13

    2

    15

    34

    16

    39

    21

    -18

    22

    28

    -19

    13

    6

    34

    -8

    12

    20

    35

    20

    28

    -4

    -18

    -31

    17

    9

    22

    16

    3

    -41

    23

    4

    -12

    12

    18

    2

    -11

    -15

    -7 -4

    -11

    -3

    -10

    -35

    -6

    -11

    -24

    -11

    -18

    -4

    -16

    -6 -5

    -12

    -31

    -9 -12

    -35 -37

    -22

    -8 -6

    -12 -12

    -48

    -26

    -15

    -25

    -15 -12 -12

    -50

    -40

    -30

    -20

    -10

    0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

  • 28,9% EM Sov (USD) 11,9%

    9,8% Global HY

    12,2%

    7,5% US Treas.

    9,0%

    14,2% US Treas.

    13,7%

    58,2% Global HY

    57,7%

    23,7% EM Sov

    (LC) 11,1%

    12,9% EM Sov (USD) 9,2%

    18,6% Global HY

    19,2%

    6,2% Global HY

    6,5%

    20,9% EM Sov (USD) 6,2%

    3,4% EM Sov (USD) -0,9%

    9,0% EM Sov (USD) 7,7%

    22,5% EM Sov

    (LC) 10,7%

    3,1% EM Sov

    (LC) 8,6%

    6,5% EM Sov

    (LC) 6,4%

    8,8% Govt.

    (ex-US) 8,1%

    22,0% EM Sov (USD) 25,9%

    19,6% EM Sov (USD) 11,8%

    10,6% US Treas.

    9,8%

    16,2% EM Sov (USD) 18,0%

    0,9% Govt.

    (ex-US) 1,1%

    9,2% Govt.

    (ex-US) 9,2%

    2,9% Govt.

    (ex-US) 2,9%

    8,0% EM Sov

    (LC) 8,9%

    6,4% Portfolio

    5,4%

    2,2% Portfolio

    5,2%

    3,4% Govt.

    (ex-US) 4,9%

    0,1% Portfolio

    1,0%

    18,2% EM Sov

    (LC) 8,6%

    15,2% Global HY

    15,1%

    5,8% Portfolio

    6,0%

    15,0% EM Sov

    (LC) 14,4%

    -0,1% Global IG

    0,1%

    8,5% EM Sov

    (LC) 9,0%

    1,9% US Treas.

    1,9%

    7,3% Global HY

    8,3%

    4,4% Global HY

    5,6%

    1,4% Global IG

    3,6%

    3,2% Portfolio

    4,9%

    -0,3% EM Sov

    (LC) 10,9%

    16,6% Global IG

    16,6%

    8,8% Portfolio

    7,1%

    5,2% Global IG

    4,8%

    10,7% Global IG

    10,9%

    -1,5% Portfolio

    0,2%

    7,9% Portfolio

    7,3%

    1,7% Global IG

    1,8%

    5,5% Portfolio

    5,9%

    4,4% Govt.

    (ex-US) 5,5%

    1,2% Govt.

    (ex-US) 3,4%

    1,8% Global IG

    3,2%

    -5,0% EM Sov (USD) -9,7%

    13,9% Portfolio

    13,1%

    7,2% Global IG

    7,2%

    4,9% Govt.

    (ex-US) 4,2%

    9,2% Portfolio

    9,5%

    -2,9% US Treas.

    -2,7%

    7,5% Global IG

    7,6%

    1,5% Portfolio

    1,7%

    4,6% Global IG

    5,1%

    2,3% Global IG

    3,5%

    0,9% US Treas.

    3,1%

    0,6% Global HY

    2,0%

    -5,3% Global IG

    -5,1%

    2,4% Govt.

    (ex-US) 2,3%

    6,1% US Treas.

    5,9%

    3,5% Global HY

    3,6%

    5,2% Govt.

    (ex-US) 5,4%

    -12,3% EM Sov (USD) -8,3%

    5,0% US Treas.

    5,1%

    -1,5% EM Sov

    (LC) 2,3%

    4,3% Govt.

    (ex-US) 4,7%

    1,6% US Treas.

    2,8%

    -1,2% EM Sov (USD) 10,5%

    -4,0% EM Sov (USD) 6,5%

    -27,9% Global HY

    -25,2%

    -3,8% US Treas.

    -3,6%

    3,0% Govt.

    (ex-US) 2,9%

    1,5% EM Sov

    (LC) 9,7%

    1,9% US Treas.

    2,0%

    -12,9% EM Sov

    (LC) -0,2%

    2,3% Global HY

    2,6%

    -1,7% Global HY

    -1,6%

    4,0% US Treas.

    4,4%

    54

    Fixed Income Sector Returns

    Source: Barclays Capital, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Annualised return covers the period from 2005 to 2014. Global HY: Barclays Global High Yield; US Treasury: Barclays US Aggregate Government Treasury; Govt. (ex-US): Barclays Global Treasury ex-US; EM Sov Debt (USD): JP Morgan EMBI+; Global Corp (IG): Barclays Global Aggregate Corporates; EM Sov Debt (LC): JPMorgan GBI-EM Global. Hypothetical portfolio (for illustrative purposes only and shouldnt be taken as a recommendation): 15% US Treasury; 30% Treasury (ex-US); 5% EM Debt (USD); 10% Global HY; 10% EM Sov Debt (LC); 30% Global Corp (IG). Multi-currency indices are hedged. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    Local

    2010 2005 2007 2006 2012 2011 4Q14 Ten-yr Ann. 2009 2013 2014 2008

  • Yield Return* 10-year correlation

    Europe Treasuries # of issues Mkt. value ($ billions) Avg. maturity 31/12/2014 30/09/2014 4Q14 2014 10-year Bund

    10-year Treasury

    Europe bonds

    1-3 years 106 1.754 1,9 years 0,31% 0,36% 0,12% 1,55% 0,44 0,17

    5-7 years 59 1.251 6,0 0,76 1,03 1,72 9,99 0,83 0,58

    10+ years 122 2.937 21,3 1,94 2,43 7,95 26,97 0,85 0,66

    US Treasuries 1-3 years 95 2.528 2,0 years 0,68% 0,60% 0,19% 0,63% 0,46 0,65

    5-7 years 39 986 6,1 1,85 2,04 1,83 4,84 0,74 0,95

    10-20 years 14 128 13,4 2,31 2,71 4,83 14,53 0,79 1,00

    Sector

    MBS 410 5.070 6,5 years 2,60% 2,88% 1,79% 6,08% 0,63 0,80

    IG credit 8.914 7.583 8,8 2,57 2,61 0,06 3,15 0,08 0,25

    High yield 3.366 2.128 6,3 6,68 6,04 -2,51 0,01 -0,29 -0,20

    Floating rate 492 343 2,1 0,71 0,54 -0,16 0,65 -0,26 -0,21

    Convertibles 821 358 0,0 3,34 3,12 1,09 6,02 -0,45 -0,41

    EMD USD sovereign 328 516 12,3 5,66 5,32 -0,61 7,15 0,06 0,22

    EMD USD corporate 553 412 6,7 5,78 4,99 -2,08 3,91 -0,04 0,11

    EMD LC sovereign 431 1.750 7,3 5,41 5,44 -4,19 -1,91 -0,19 -0,09

    55

    Fixed Income Market Data

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    Source: Barclays Capital, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Fixed income sectors shown are represented by the following indices: Europe Treasuries Barclays Pan-Euro Aggregate Government-Treasury indices, US Treasuries Barclays US Treasury indices, MBS Barclays US Aggregate Securitized-MBS, IG Credit Barclays Global Aggregate-Corporates, High yield Barclays Global High Yield, Floating rate Barclays US Floating Rate Notes, Convertibles Barclays Global Convertibles Composite, EMD USD sovereign Barclays Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Sovereign, EMD USD corporate Barclays Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Corporate, EMD LC sovereign Barclays Emerging Market Local Currency Government. *Return is in local currency of the index and unhedged. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

  • 56

    Policy and Real Rates

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -2

    0

    2

    4

    6

    8

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    -2

    0

    2

    4

    6

    US Federal Reserve

    Real interest rate Nov 2014: -1,46%

    Fed funds 31 Dec 2014:

    0,25%

    %

    Source: (Top left) Bank of England, ONS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) US Federal Reserve, BLS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) ECB, Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bank of Japan, Japanese Statistics Bureau & Statistics Centre, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Real interest rate is policy rate less core CPI inflation. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    Bank of England

    Real interest rate Nov 2014: -0,67%

    Base rate 31 Dec 2014:

    0,50%

    %

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13

    0

    2

    4

    European Central Bank

    Real interest rate Nov 2014: -0,62%

    Repo rate 31 Dec 2014:

    0,05%

    %

    Bank of Japan

    '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13-2,5

    -2,0

    -1,5

    -1,0

    -0,5

    0,0

    0,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    Real interest rate Nov 2014: -2,06%

    Call rate 31 Dec 2014:

    0,10%

    %

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  • Current and historical yields for selected indices Last 10 years*

    Fixed Income Interest Rate Risk

    Source: (Both charts) Barclays, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Historical spread analysis is based on the last 10 years of data, with the exception of 10+ yrs UK Treasuries and local currency emerging markets debt, which are based on nine years and six years of data, respectively, due to data availability. Fixed income sectors shown are provided by Barclays Capital and are represented by Treasury Europe: Barclays Pan-Euro Aggregate Government - Treasury Index; Floating Rate Barclays US Floating Rate Notes (BBB); IG credit: Barclays Global Aggregate Corporates Index; High yield: Barclays Global High Yield Index; EMD sovereign ($): Barclays Emerging Markets Sovereigns index; EMD corporate ($): Barclays Emerging Markets Corporates Index; EMD sovereign (LC): Barclays Emerging Market Local Currency Government Index. For illustrative purposes only. Change in bond price is calculated using both duration and convexity. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

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    57

    Treasury: Europe 1-3 years 5-7 years 10+ years

    Investment- grade credit High yield

    EMD USD sovereign

    EMD USD corporate

    EMD LC sovereign

    Floating Rate

    %

    Price return Total return

    Average

    Current

    Max

    Min

    How to interpret this chart

    Treasury: Europe

    1-3 years 5-7 years 10+ years Investment- grade credit

    High yield EMD USD sovereign

    EMD USD corporate

    EMD LC sovereign

    Floating rate

    Illustration of the impact a 1% rise in local interest rates may have on selected indices Assumes a parallel shift in the yield curve and spreads are maintained

    0

    5

    10

    15

    20

    25

    -15

    -10

    -5

    0

  • 58

    Liquidity and Duration Risks

    US corporate debt market liquidity $ billions

    Mark to market: Interest rate risks Estimated amount of yield increase to wipe out next years income

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    Dealer inventories (lhs)

    IG corporate debt outstanding (rhs)

    Current yield $ $

    159

    93 102

    56 43

    27

    22 12

    0

    100

    200

    300

    400

    500

    600

    700

    800

    900 bps

    A 102 bps increase in yield wipes out

    income earned through the end of

    2015

    0

    500

    1.000

    1.500

    2.000

    2.500

    3.000

    3.500

    4.000

    0

    100

    200

    300

    400

    500

    600

    '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 EMD USD

    EMD Sovereign

    Global IG

    US IG Global HY

    US Treasuries

    UK Gilts Euro Aggregate

    Govt Source: (Left) Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Barclays, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Interest rate risks chart assumes that all investments are issued at par and are made on 31 December 2014, with no re-investment of income and with no consideration to convexity characteristics. Fixed income sectors shown are provided by Barclays Capital and are represented by Barclays Global High Yield, Barclays Emerging Market Local Currency Government, Barclays Emerging Markets USD Aggregate, Barclays Global Credit Corporate, Barclays US Aggregate Credit - Corporate - Investment Grade, Barclays US Aggregate Government - Treasury (7-10 Y), Barclays UK Gilt (7-10 Y), Barclays Euro Aggregate Government - Treasury (7-10 Y). Guide to the Markets Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

  • -500

    0

    500

    1.000

    1.500

    2.000

    2.500

    3.000

    3.500

    4.000

    4.500

    '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15

    59

    Global Bond Supply and Demand

    Estimated global bond demand $ billions per annum

    Estimated global bond supply $ billions per annum

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    Source: (Both charts) Central bank sources, ICI, Bloomberg, IMF, J.P. Morgan Securities, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    -500

    0

    500

    1.000

    1.500

    2.000

    2.500

    3.000

    3.500

    4.000

    4.500

    '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15

    Banks, pension funds, insurance companies Retail funds

    Foreign official

    G4 central banks

    Other bonds

    Government bonds $ $

    Estimated $2.600 bn

    Estimated $2.000 bn

  • '10 '11 '12 '13 '140,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

    3,0

    '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '140

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    60

    Government and Investment Grade Bond Yields

    '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '140,5

    1,0

    1,5

    2,0

    2,5

    3,0

    3,5

    4,0

    4,5

    5,0

    5,5Ten-year bond yields

    %

    US

    Germany UK

    Yield curve steepness Ten-year government bond yield less two-year government bond yield

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    Source: (Left and bottom right) Tullett Prebon, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Barclays, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Investment grade bond yields shown are provided by Barclays Capital and are represented by US: Barclays US Aggregate Corporate Investment Grade, UK: Barclays Sterling Aggregate Non-Gilts Corporate, Eurozone: Barclays Euro-Aggregate Corporate. Guide to the Markets - Europe. Data as at 31 December 2014.

    US

    Germany UK

    %

    Investment grade bond yields

    %

    US

    Eurozone UK

  • 0

    500

    1.000

    1.500

    2.000

    0

    5

    10

    15

    20

    '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14

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    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    '82 '85 '88 '91 '94 '97 '00 '03 '06 '09 '12 0

    100

    200

    300

    400

    '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14

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    US High Yield Bonds

    US historical high yield recovery rates High yield bonds, cents on the dollar

    US high yield spreads and defaults

    %

    Average: 41,8 cents

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