The constant strain of the Sino-U.S. trade relationship brought Chinese stocks to their knees in 2018 – the latest wave of selling sending mainland Shanghai Composite Index to levels not seen since November 2014. Volatility-tied products are under pressure again as wild price swings have returned to the markets. U.S. homebuilders are going through rough times with disappointing numbers in building permits and housing starts. Rising funding costs are a major problem for indebted corporations, especially as U.S. companies’ debt load reached record levels of $6.3 trillion. Closing the list, FAANGs have a wall of worries to climb with Netflix hoping to lead the way up with surging revenue and subscriber adds. Check out our previous Trends edition at Major Stock Indices Feel The Pain of Multi-Year High Rates .