June and the Second Quarter in Figures
June 30, 2015
The dollar against currencies in the table below closed mixed both in June and for the second quarter. Long-term interest rates advanced pretty substantially, but short-term rates barely moved. Equities had a difficult month, recording the bulk of their declines in the final days of the month, but the performance in the whole quarter was mixed. A sharp rebound in oil prices was a key development of the second quarter. June saw a slight net drop in both gold and oil.
| 10-Yr Yield | 06/30/15 | Chg vs End-May | Chg vs End-1Q15 |
| U.S. | 2.35% | +23 Basis Points | +42 Basis Points |
| Germany | 0.76% | +27 | +58 |
| Japan | 0.45% | +7 | +6 |
| U.K. | 2.02% | +23 | +27 |
| Canada | 1.75% | +10 | -4 |
| Switzerland | +0.06% | +17 | +15 |
| 3-month rates | Chg vs End-May | Chg vs End-1Q15 | |
| U.S. | 0.28% | 0 Basis Points | 0 Basis Points |
| Euroland | -0.01% | 0 | -2 |
| Japan | 0.09% | -1 | -1 |
| U.K. | 0.58% | +1 | -1 |
| Swiss | -0.78% | +2 | +3 |
| FX | Pct Chg in USD | Pct Chg in USD | |
| EUR/USD | 1.1138 | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| USD/JPY | 122.43 | -1.4% | +2.0% |
| USD/CHF | 0.9352 | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| GBP/USD | 1.5709 | -2.7% | -5.6% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7710 | -0.9% | -1.2% |
| NZD/USD | 0.6769 | +4.8% | +10.4% |
| USD/CAD | 1.2495 | +0.4% | -1.4% |
| USD/CNY | 6.2005 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Equities | Chg vs End-May | Chg vs End-1Q15 | |
| S&P 500 | 2063 | -2.2% | -0.2% |
| Nasdaq | 4986 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| Djia | 17620 | -2.2% | -0.9% |
| Dax | 10945 | -4.1% | -8.5% |
| Nikkei | 20236 | -1.6% | +5.4% |
| Ftse | 6521 | -6.6% | -3.7% |
| Canada TSE | 14563 | -3.0% | -2.3% |
| Swiss SMI | 8781 | -6.4% | -3.8% |
| Commodities | Chg vs End-May | Chg vs End-1Q15 | |
| Oil, $ per barrel | 59.47 | -1.4% | +24.9% |
| Gold, $ per ounce | 1171.50 | -1.5% | -1.0% |
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