February in Figures
February 28, 2019
Sterling and the dollar strengthened during February. Ten-year sovereign debt yields rose slightly more sharply in the month than their counterparts in the other countries featured in the table below, but none of the central bank rates among them were changed. Equities in most of the places continued to recover, although not as much as in January. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced, but that of gold closed little changed from its end-January level.
| 10-Yr Yield | 02/28/19 | 01/31/19 | Change vs End-Jan |
| U.S. | 2.72% | 2.63% | +9 Basis Points |
| Germany | 0.18% | 0.15% | +3 |
| Japan | -0.03% | -0.01% | -2 |
| U.K. | 1.30% | 1.21% | +9 |
| Canada | 1.94% | 1.87% | +7 |
| Switzerland | -0.30% | -0.31% | +1 |
| CB Policy Rate | 02/28/19 | 01/31/19 | Change vs End-Jan |
| Fed funds target | 2.25/2.50% | 2.25/2.50% | 0 Basis Points |
| ECB deposit rate | -0.40% | -0.40 | 0 |
| BOJ policy rate | -0.10% | -0.10 | 0 |
| BOE Bank Rate | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0 |
| Swiss 3M Libor | -1.25/-0.25% | -1.25/-0.25% | 0 |
| FX | 02/28/19 | 01/31/19 | Pct Change in $ |
| EUR/USD | 1.1374 | 1.1446 | +0.6% |
| USD/JPY | 111.45 | 108.92 | +2.3% |
| USD/CHF | 0.9981 | 0.9944 | +0.4% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3262 | 1.3113 | -1.1% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7095 | 0.7272 | +2.5% |
| NZD/USD | 0.6810 | 0.6914 | +1.5% |
| USD/CAD | 1.3164 | 1.3140 | +0.2% |
| USD/CNY | 6.6941 | 6.6961 | -0.0% |
| Equities | 02/28/19 | 01/31/19 | Pct Change |
| S&P 500 | 2786 | 2702 | +3.1% |
| Nasdaq | 7533 | 7282 | +3.4% |
| Djia | 25915 | 25009 | +3.6% |
| Dax | 11516 | 11173 | +3.1% |
| Nikkei | 21385 | 20773 | +2.9% |
| Ftse | 7075 | 6969 | +1.5% |
| Canada TSE | 16007 | 15514 | +3.2% |
| Swiss SMI | 9389 | 8969 | +4.7% |
| Commodities | 02/28/19 | 01/31/19 | Chg v End-Jan |
| Oil, $ per barrel | 57.22 | 53.79 | +6.4% |
| Gold, $ per ounce | 1312.80 | 1319.70 | -0.5% |
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