PRESENTING: The 2015 story of the markets illustrated by a single chart for each day
Looking back, there were a lot of huge stories in the markets and the economy.
The Federal Reserve ended the era of zero interest rate policy. China's spectacular stock market went boom and bust. Oil gained and then hit multi-year lows. US stocks had a roller coaster ride and is on track to end lower for the year.
Throughout the year, Business Insider has been giving you reflections of what's been happening in the market and economy through our Chart of the Day.
We've shown you that wage growth pressures have been building (and building). We've shown you the steady decline in the Baker Hughes oil rig count. We've shown you that stock valuations were too high, then coming back to earth; that consumers were getting more confident; that corporations have seen earnings disappear, and more.
Here we've collected all of these charts from the smartest analysts and a few of our own design.
Each chart is accompanied by the headline of the day, a snippet from the story to refresh your memory, and a link so you check out the full post.
Enjoy reminiscing on 2015.
- US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- 10 benefits of incorporating almond oil into your daily diet
- From heart health to detoxification: 10 reasons to eat beetroot
- Why did a NASA spacecraft suddenly start talking gibberish after more than 45 years of operation? What fixed it?
- ICICI Bank shares climb nearly 5% after Q4 earnings; mcap soars by ₹36,555.4 crore
- Markets rebound sharply on buying in bank stocks firm global trends