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September and 3Q in Figures
September 30, 2014
The dollar rose broadly and commodities fell in both September and the third quarter. Ten-year sovereign debt yields rose in September but fell in the summer quarter. Three-month euro deposit rates fell sharply in July-August but little further in September. Other short-term interest rates held generally steady in the quarter. 10-Yr Yield 09/30/14 Chg from […] More
Markets Watching Sunni Insurgency in Iraq with Great Apprehension
June 16, 2014
Further violence in Iraq kept the WTI oil price near $107 per barrel, lifted gold by 0.5% to $1,280.90 per ounce, and raised the yen to 137.71 per euro, strongest since February 6. Sterling is unchanged unbalance against the dollar but earlier surpassed $1.70 for the first time since August 2009, touching a high of […] More
March and the First Quarter in Figures
March 31, 2014
Ten-year sovereign debt yields rose slightly in most of our survey during March but still posted significant declines in the quarter. There was again almost no movement at the short end. Oil and gold prices traced directionally opposite moves against one another in both March and 1Q.The dollar fell over 3% in March against the […] More
October in Figures
October 31, 2013
Share prices strengthened in October with the notable exception of Japan. Long-term interest rates subsided further, while short-term rates remained steady and well below the long rates. The dollar closed narrowly mixed, and gold posted a minuscule dip. Oil prices fell around 6% and swung back below $100 per barrel. 10-Yr Yield 09/30/13 10/31/13 Chg […] More
September and the Third Quarter in Figures
September 30, 2013
The dollar traded lower in September except against the yen. Share prices advanced pretty strongly, and bond yields settled back, spurred by the Fed’s surprise decision not to taper just yet. The prices of gold and oil fell. During the third quarter, equities climbed, but the dollar eased against the currencies covered in this feature. […] More
May in Figures
May 31, 2013
May was a difficult month for commodity-sensitive currencies and ten-year fixed income securities. The U.S. dollar rose against most currencies between the start and end of May. Abenomics, a Japanese policy strategy to keep long-term interest rates low, boost share prices and counter upward pressure on the yen, was challenged in May, which saw the […] More
March and 1Q13 in Figures
March 30, 2013
Short-term interest rates remained ultra-low in the first quarter of 2013. The Federal Reserve retained an aggressive program of quantitative easing, while the Bank of Japan prepared to undertake an even more forceful monetary stimulus under new leadership. A number of key equity markets performed very well, especially Japan’s where the Nikkei-225 index jumped almost […] More
September and 3Q12 in Figures
September 29, 2012
Aided by monetary stimulus, most long- and short-term interest rates fell during the third quarter including in September. Impressive stock market rallies happened in 3Q except in Japan where the Nikkei lost 1.5% on balance. The dollar fell across the board both in the latest month and quarter. Gold and oil rose sharply in the […] More
March and 1Q12 in Figures
March 31, 2012
The dollar posted strong gains in March against the Australian dollar and yen but was narrowly mixed otherwise. Sovereign bond yields rose, led by a 24-bp in the 10-year Treasury. Three-month euribor rates sank sharply. Most equities performed well, while strong January-February gains in gold and oil prices were reversed partly. 10-Yr Yield 03/30/12 Chg […] More
Risk Aversion Fanned by Preliminary March PMI Readings
March 22, 2012
In Europe, share prices have tumbled 1.5% in Paris, 1.4% in Germany, and 0.9% in Britain. There were some big tumbles in the Pacific Rim including drops of 1.4% in Thailand, 2.3% in India, and 0.9% in Singapore. But equities rose 1.0% in Taiwan, 0.5% in Australia and 0.4% in Japan. Chinese stocks dipped 0.2%. […] More
