April in Figures
April 30, 2018
The dollar experienced its strongest month of 2018 in April, so naturally U.S. share prices under-performed equities in other countries. An upward grind in long-term interest rates continued and was considerably more pronounced in the United States and Canada than in Europe or Japan. Three-month interest rates rose slightly, except in Japan where such dipped a basis point. The 5.5% appreciation in the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil almost matched the whole gain in the first quarter. But gold fell 1.1%, reversing a bit more than half its rise in the first quarter.
| 10-Yr Yield | 03/30/18 | 04/30/18 | Chg vs End-1Q |
| U.S. | 2.74% | 2.95% | +21 Basis Points |
| Germany | 0.49% | 0.56% | +7 |
| Japan | 0.04% | 0.05% | +1 |
| U.K. | 1.35% | 1.42% | +7 |
| Canada | 2.09% | 2.30% | +21 |
| Switzerland | -0.03% | +0.03% | +6 |
| 3-month rates | 03/30/18 | 04/30/18 | Chg vs End-1Q |
| U.S. | 2.31% | 2.36% | +5 Basis Points |
| Euroland | -0.37% | -0.36% | +1 |
| Japan | -0.03% | -0.03% | 0 |
| U.K. | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0 |
| Swiss | -0.74% | -0.73% | +1 |
| FX | 03/30/18 | 04/30/18 | Pct Chg in $ |
| EUR/USD | 1.2320 | 1.2081 | +2.0% |
| USD/JPY | 106.26 | 109.30 | +2.9% |
| USD/CHF | 0.9532 | 0.9907 | +3.9% |
| GBP/USD | 1.4032 | 1.3767 | +1.9% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7682 | 0.7530 | +2.0% |
| NZD/USD | 0.7234 | 0.7036 | +2.8% |
| USD/CAD | 1.2897 | 1.2832 | -0.5% |
| USD/CNY | 6.2755 | 6.3323 | +0.9% |
| Equities | 03/30/18 | 04/30/18 | Chg vs End-1Q |
| S&P 500 | 2641 | 2648 | +0.3% |
| Nasdaq | 7063 | 7066 | +0.0% |
| Djia | 24103 | 24163 | +0.2% |
| Dax | 12097 | 12612 | +4.3% |
| Nikkei | 21454 | 22468 | +4.7% |
| Ftse | 7057 | 7509 | +6.4% |
| Canada TSE | 15367 | 15608 | +1.6% |
| Swiss SMI | 8741 | 8886 | +1.7% |
| Commodities | 03/30/18 | 04/30/18 | Chg v End-1Q |
| Oil, $ per barrel | 64.91 | 68.57 | +5.6% |
| Gold, $ per ounce | 1329.60 | 1316.20 | -1.0% |
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