December in Figures
January 4, 2010
In the final month of 2009, the dollar and equities advanced. Traditional hard currencies, that is the yen, euro and Swiss franc, suffered the most pronounced losses against the greenback, and the Canadian and Zealand dollars outpaced their U.S. counterpart. The Dow Jones Industrial Averaged lagged behind the rise of other U.S. stock indices and stocks in other major economies. December saw mounting fiscal concerns reflected in large rises of long-term interest rates except in Japan, which ironically has the worst fiscal circumstances of all. Movements in short-term interest rates were again trivial. Commodities posted mixed changes.
| 10-Yr Yield | 11/30/09 | 12/31/09 | Chg vs End-Nov |
| U.S. | 3.16% | 3.83% | +67 Basis Points |
| Germany | 3.16% | 3.39% | +23 |
| Japan | 1.27% | 1.30% | +3 |
| U.K. | 3.52% | 4.02% | +50 |
| Canada | 3.22% | 3.60% | -38 |
| 3-month euros | |||
| U.S. | 0.26% | 0.25% | -1 Basis Points |
| Euroland | 0.68% | 0.66% | -2 |
| Japan | 0.30% | 0.28% | -2 |
| U.K. | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0 |
| Canada | 0.50% | 0.47% | -3 |
| Swiss | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0 |
| FX | Pct Chg in US$ | ||
| EUR/$ | 1.5005 | 1.4318 | +4.8% |
| $/JPY | 86.33 | 93.08 | +7.8% |
| $/CHF | 1.0054 | 1.0348 | +2.9% |
| GBP/$ | 1.6440 | 1.6166 | +1.7% |
| AUD/$ | 0.9145 | 0.8991 | +1.7% |
| NZ$/$ | 0.7156 | 0.7264 | -1.5% |
| $/CAD | 1.0561 | 1.0482 | -0.7% |
| Equities | Pct Change | ||
| Nasdaq | 2145 | 2269 | +5.8% |
| Djia | 10345 | 10428 | +0.8% |
| Dax | 5626 | 5957 | +5.9% |
| Nikkei | 9346 | 10546 | +12.8% |
| Ftse | 5191 | 5413 | +4.3% |
| Canada TSE | 11447 | 11727 | +2.4% |
| Swiss SMI | 6261 | 6546 | +4.6% |
| Commodities | Pct Change | ||
| Oil, $ per brl | 77.28 | 79.36 | +2.7% |
| Gold, $ per oz | 1179.60 | 1096.95 | -7.0% |
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