commodity prices
February 2021 in Figures
February 27, 2021
Extreme financial market volatility on the final business day of February exerted a significant effect on monthly changes shown in the table below. The ten-year U.S. Treasury yield, for example, plunged from last week’s 12-month high of 1.61% to 1.40% at yesterday’s close, and the prices of oil and gold sank 3.2% and 2.6% on […] More
Commodities and European Stocks Rocked by More Selling Pressure
February 8, 2016
West Texas Intermediate oil fell 2% overnight to $30.20 per barrel. Copper lost 2.6%, platinum plunged over 8.0%, and nickel hit a 12+ year low. Share prices in Europe are down 7.3% in Greece, 2.5% in Germany, 2.4% in Spain, 2.3% in France, 1.7% in the U.K. and 1.5% in Switzerland and Italy. In the […] More
November in Figures
November 29, 2014
In November, long-term interest rates fell sharply, and oil prices plunged nearly 20%. Most equity markets but not Germany’s appreciated, and so did the dollar against most other currencies. Gold closed little changed on balance. 10-Yr Yield 10/31/14 10/31/14 Chg vs End-Oct U.S. 2.33% 2.16 -17 Basis Points Germany 084% 0.70% -14 Japan 0.45% 0.41% […] More
July in Figures
July 31, 2012
European interest rates fell sharply at the short and long end in July. The U.S. yield curve flattened. The dollar fell against commodity-sensitive currencies and the yen, advanced against the euro and Swiss franc, and closed virtually unchanged against sterling and the Chinese yuan. Net movements in oil and gold prices were comparatively small especially […] More
