This interesting chart from Russel Investments shows the current state of the economy and what it typically is according to seven key indicators such as credit risk, corporate debt, and market volatility. The blue bars provide a “typical” range, and the orange pointers show the current values. Above each orange pointer is an arrow that indicates whether we’re trending towards or away from the typical.
So for example, corporate debt is much higher than usual and it’s trending towards typical. Mortgage delinquencies, however, are trending away from the typical. Scary. The chart is updated once a month. Hopefully all those arrows are pointing towards blue soon.