January in Figures
January 31, 2012
January saw gold prices soar more than 11% and the dollar fall across the Board. Oil prices hovered around both sides of $100 per barrel and both opened and closed below that barrier. Great Britain and Switzerland did not partake as fully as some other countries in the generally superlative early 2012 performance of share prices. Sovereign 10-year bond yields fell somewhat further in the G-7 economies. Peripheral yields were mixed, with declines in Italy and Belgium, increases in Portugal and Ireland, and little net change in Greece and Spain. Three-month euribor deposit rates sank by nearly a quarter percentage point, thanks to the ECB’s generous liquidity provisions.
| 10-Yr Yield | 12/30/11 | 01/31/12 | Chg vs End-Dec |
| U.S. | 1.88% | 1.79% | -9 Basis Points |
| Germany | 1.83% | 1.79% | -4 |
| Japan | 0.99% | 0.97% | -2 |
| U.K. | 1.98% | 1.97% | -1 |
| Canada | 1.94% | 1.88% | -6 |
| Switzerland | 0.69% | 0.72% | -4 |
| 3-month euros | Chg vs End-Dec | ||
| U.S. | 0.58% | 0.54% | -4 Basis Points |
| Euroland | 1.36% | 1.13% | -23 |
| Japan | 0.20% | 0.20 | 0 |
| U.K. | 1.08% | 1.08% | 0 |
| Canada | 1.35% | 1.39% | +4 |
| Swiss | 0.05% | 0.07% | +2 |
| FX | Pct Chg in USD | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.2940 | 1.3078 | -1.1% |
| USD/JPY | 76.94 | 76.25 | -0.9% |
| USD/CHF | 0.9385 | 0.9208 | -1.9% |
| GBP/USD | 1.5531 | 1.5753 | -1.4% |
| AUD/USD | 1.0227 | 1.0613 | -3.6% |
| NZD/USD | 0.7783 | 0.8249 | -5.6% |
| USD/CAD | 1.0194 | 1.0028 | -1.6% |
| USD/CNY | 6.2943 | 6.3072 | +0.2% |
| Equities | Pct Change | ||
| S&P 500 | 1258 | 1312 | +4.3% |
| Nasdaq | 2605 | 2814 | +8.0% |
| Djia | 12218 | 12633 | +3.4% |
| Dax | 5898 | 6459 | +9.5% |
| Nikkei | 8455 | 8803 | +4.1% |
| Ftse | 5572 | 5682 | +2.0% |
| Canada TSE | 11955 | 12452 | +4.2% |
| Swiss SMI | 5936 | 5970 | +0.6% |
| Commodities | Pct Change | ||
| Oil, $ per brl | 98.83 | 98.38 | -0.5% |
| Gold, $ per oz | 1565.80 | 1740.90 | +11.2% |
Copyright Larry Greenberg 2012. All rights reserved. No secondary distribution without express permission.
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