10-year bond yields
May 2021 in Figures
May 31, 2021
Commodity prices and many commodity-sensitive currencies performed well during May. The weighted dollar index depreciated 1.2%, squandering all of its rise from the first four months of 2021, and dollar losses in May amounted to 1.5% or more against six of the eight currencies featured in the table below. Although central bank policy interest rates […] More
April 2021 in Figures
April 30, 2021
The month of April experienced significant further appreciation of U.S. equities and the price of oil. The Canadian and British stock markets kept pace with America’s to a certain extent, but the Swiss and Japanese lost ground. The dollar fell against a broad spectrum of other currencies, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield premium relative […] More
March and First Quarter 2021 in Figures
April 1, 2021
None of central banks below changed policy interest rates during the first quarter, but 10-year sovereign debt yield recorded sharp advances. Favorable U.S. long-term interest rate differentials became even more so during March. In spite of rising long-term bond yields, equities experienced gain last quarter including in March. The U.S. and Canadian dollars strengthened last […] More
November 2020 in Figures
November 30, 2020
November was a momentous month both within financial markets and surrounding news. in the price of gold was only slight. Donald Trump became only the sixth incumbent president since 1900 to lose his bid for reelection. More rare, his political party picked up seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and stands a decent chance […] More
