January 2021 in Figures
January 29, 2021
Sovereign debt yields rose more rapidly in North America than in Europe or Japan during January. Among central banks followed in this feature, no policy interest rates were changed this month. Equity selling in the final week of the month resulted in slight net losses for most markets in January, and newfound caution aided the dollar. Gold slid 2.4%, whileWTI oil prices rose over 7%.
| 10-Yr Yield | 12/31/20 | 01/29/21 | Change in Jan |
| U.S. | 0.91% | 1.07% | +16 Basis Points |
| Germany | -0.58% | -0.52% | +6 |
| Japan | 0.01% | 0.04% | +3 |
| U.K. | 0.19% | 0.32% | +13 |
| Canada | 0.67% | 0.89% | +22 |
| Switzerland | -0.61% | -0.48% | +13 |
| CB Policy Rate | 12/31/20 | 01/29/21 | Change in Jan |
| Fed funds target | 0.00/0.25% | 0.00/0.25% | 0 Basis Points |
| ECB deposit rate | -0.50% | -0.50% | 0 |
| BOJ policy rate | -0.10% | -0.10% | 0 |
| BOE Bank Rate | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0 |
| Swiss 3M Libor | -1.25/-0.25% | -1.25/-0.25% | 0 |
| FX | 12/31/20 | 01/29/21 | Pct Chg in $ |
| EUR/USD | 1.2214 | 1.2135 | +0.7% |
| USD/JPY | 103.26 | 104.75 | +1.4% |
| USD/CHF | 0.8851 | 0.8908 | +0.6% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3670 | 1.3698 | -0.2% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7708 | 0.7641 | +0.9% |
| NZD/USD | 0.7196 | 0.7185 | +0.2% |
| USD/CAD | 1.2735 | 1.2791 | +0.4% |
| USD/CNY | 6.5326 | 6.4277 | -1.6% |
| Equities | 12/31/20 | 01/29/21 | Change in Jan |
| S&P 500 | 3756 | 3714 | -1.1% |
| Nasdaq | 12888 | 13071 | +1.4% |
| Djia | 30606 | 29983 | -2.0% |
| Dax | 13719 | 13433 | -2.1% |
| Nikkei | 27444 | 27663 | +0.8% |
| Ftse | 6461 | 6407 | -0.8% |
| Canada TSE | 17433 | 17337 | -0.6% |
| Swiss SMI | 10704 | 10591 | -1.1% |
| Commodities | 12/31/20 | 01/29/21 | Change in Jan |
| Oil, $ per barrel | 48.52 | 52.20 | +7.6% |
| Gold, $ per ounce | 1893.10 | 1847.30 | -2.4% |
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Tags: 10-year sovereign debt yields, central bank rates, commodities, foreign exchange movements
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