As 2017 enters its final month, here are 12 charts to illustrate what a year it's been in markets . As our Bloomberg News colleague Wes Goodman pointed out last week, equity market volatility has dropped below that of bonds for the first time ever this year.Pockets of the bond market also look troublesomely bubble-like. European investment-grade bond funds have taken in cash for 45 consecutive weeks, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Inflows are poised to set a record for the year.Sales of new corporate debt denominated in euros are also setting records this year.Spreads on non-investment grade European debt briefly dipped below US 10-year Treasury yields in August. Still feeling comfortable about 2018?This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.

Source: Economic Times December 04, 2017 09:22 UTC