U.S. Economic and Market Outlook: People & Policies Dan Kieffer Director, Equity & Alternative Research Perspective on Economic Expansions Longest Economic Expansions in History United States (4Q 2009 - Present) United States (4Q 1991-1Q 2001) Australia (4Q 1991 - Present) Netherlands (2Q 1983-4Q 2008) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years Length of Expansion (Consecutive Quarters of Positive GDP Growth) Source: Fifth Third, Strategas Research Partners, Bloomberg 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 2 1
Closer to the End? 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 3 Sources of Payroll Growth Natural population growth contributes ~96k monthly payroll growth The five-year average growth in payrolls is ~200k To continue this growth, the annual shortfall we need is: (200,000 96,000) x 12 = 1,248,000 With cyclical unemployment, we can grow payrolls By shrinking the unemployment rate Through demographic growth: immigration & new entrants At full employment, we can grow payrolls by By increasing the labor force participation rate Through natural population growth and immigration Source: Fifth Third, Evercore ISI Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 4 2
Sources of Payroll Growth Percent 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 5 Challenge #1: Long Term Unemployment Duration of Unemployment Middle Aged Adults Living at Home 45 4.5 40 4.0 35 3.5 Weeks 30 25 20 15 No. of Persons, million 3.0 2.5 2.0 10 1.5 5 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Average Duration of Unemployment in Weeks Source: Fifth Third, Macrobond 1.0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Men and Women 35 to 64 Years Old Living With Parent Source: Fifth Third, Macrobond 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 6 3
Challenge #2: Incarceration & Recidivism International Rates of Incarceration United States Rwanda Russia Brazil Australia Spain China Canada France Austria Germany Denmark Sweden India 0.00% 0.10% 0.20% 0.30% 0.40% 0.50% 0.60% 0.70% 0.80% Source: Walmsley, R. (2015). World Prison Brief. London: Institute for Criminal Policy Research. Available online: http://www. prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 7 60,000 Challenge #3: Opioids and Drug Abuse Deaths in the United States by Cause 50,000 52,404 Number of Deaths 40,000 30,000 33,091 Opioid related overdoses 43,115 38,022 36,252 20,000 10,000 0 Drug Overdoses (2015) HIV/AIDS (1995) Car crashes (2015) Gun deaths (2015) Source: Fifth Third, Centers for Disease Control 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 8 4
Challenge #3: Opioids and Drug Abuse Source: Fifth Third, Centers for Disease Control, Vox Media 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 9 Impact of Labor Market Challenges Economic Cost of Structural Challenges in the Labor Market: Annual shortfall of workers at full employment = 1.248 million 5-year recidivism rate (~76.6%) x Number of people released from jails and prison annually (~1.5 million) = 1.149 million Number of people reportedly using prescription opioids for non-medical reasons = 10 million Cost of each year of potential growth lost: GDP of ~$18.6 trillion x 2% real growth = $370 billion Source: Fifth Third, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Note: all numbers are estimates 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 10 5
Deregulation 90,000 Pages in the Federal Register 80,000 70,000 60,000 # of pages 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000-1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Federal Register Pages Published Source: Fifth Third, Office of the Federal Register 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 11 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% Corporate Income Tax by Country At 38.9 percent, the United States has the third highest corporate tax rate among 188 countries. 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Ireland Canada Japan Germany France United States Combined Corporate Income Tax Rate Source: Fifth Third, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 12 6
Infrastructure Report Card Category 1988* 1998 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Aviation B- C- D D+ D D D Bridges - C- C C C C+ C+ Dams - D D D+ D D D Drinking Water B- D D D- D- D D Energy - - D+ D D+ D+ D+ Hazardous Waste D D- D+ D D D D+ Inland Waterways B- - D+ D- D- D- D Levees - - - - D- D- D Ports - - - - - C C+ Public Parks & Recreation - - - C- C- C+ D+ Rail - - - C- C- C+ B Roads C+ D- D+ D D- D D Schools D F D- D D D D+ Solid Waste C- C- C+ C+ C+ B- C+ Transit C- C- C- D+ D D D- Wastewater C D+ D D- D- D D+ GPA C D D+ D D D+ D+ Cost to Improve** - - $1.3T $1.6T $2.2T $3.6T $4.59T Source: American Society of Civil Engineers 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 13 Points of Political Tension Growth of $1, Log Scale 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 14 7
Debt Levels in the U.S. Debt as % of GDP 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 15 Congressional Budget Office Projections Percent 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 16 8
Stock Market Peak vs. Economic Peak Index, Log Scale 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 17 The Fed & the Yield Curve Normal curve Inverted curve Percent 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 18 9
History of Inflation & Recessions % 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 19 Performance Ahead of Recessions 24 Months Leading Up to Recession Average Growth of $1 of the S&P 500 $1.25 $1.20 $1.15 $1.10 $1.05 $1.00 Average 2 Year Annualized Total Return Leading Up To Economic Peak 12.13% $0.95 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Months Until Peak Growth of $1 of S&P 500 Index, Average of Last 10 Recessions Source: Fifth Third, Bloomberg 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 20 10
Lessons Learned Diversification It s about time not timing. Social problems are economic problems. 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 21 Questions? 11/12/2017 Fifth Third Bank All Rights Reserved Member FDIC 22 11
Disclosures & Definitions U-3 Unemployment Rate is the total unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force. U-6 Unemployment Rate is the total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. The Labor Force Participation Rate refers to the number of people who are either employed or are actively looking for work. The number of people who are no longer actively searching for work would not be included in the participation rate. The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. The CEO Confidence Index measures CEO confidence in the economy 1 year from now. The Flow of Funds Nonfarm Nonfinancial Corporate Business Total Capital Expenditures Index is a measure of capital expenditures (CAPEX) from the Federal Reserve. The ASCE Infrastructure Report Card assigns grades to infrastructure based on capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience and innovation. The grade is based on an assessment of relevant data and report and consultations with technical and industry experts. *The first infrastructure grades were given by the National Council on Public Works Improvements in its report Fragile Foundations: A Report on America s Public Works, released in February 1988. ASCE s first Report Card for America s Infrastructure was issued a decade later. **The 2017 Report Card s investment needs are over 10 years. The 2013 Report is over eight years. In the 2001, 2005, and 2009 Report Cards the time period was five years. 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