August 2021 in Figures
August 31, 2021
Ten-year sovereign debt yields and stock market indices advanced during August, whereas the price of oil relinquished some of its gains over prior months. U.S. equities went up only moderately but outperformed share prices in Japan, Germany, Canada and Great Britain. The dollar appreciated against most of the currencies in this feature, exceptions being the New Zealand dollar and Chinese yuan.
| 10-Yr Yield | 08/31/21 | 07/30/21 | Aug Change |
| U.S. | 1.31% | 1.22% | +9 Basis Points |
| Germany | -0.39% | -0.46% | +7 |
| Japan | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0 |
| U.K. | 0.71% | 0.56% | +15 |
| Canada | 1.21% | 1.20% | +1 |
| Switzerland | -0.37% | -0.43% | +6 |
| CB Policy Rate | 08/31/21 | 07/30/21 | August Chg |
| Fed funds target | 0.00/0.25% | 0 Basis Points | 0 Basis Points |
| ECB deposit rate | -0.50% | 0 | 0 |
| BOJ policy rate | -0.10% | 0 | 0 |
| BOE Bank Rate | 0.75% | 0 | 0 |
| Swiss 3M Libor | -1.25/-0.25% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | 08/31/21 | 07/30/21 | Aug Chg in $ |
| EUR/USD | 1.1810 | 1.1870 | +0.5% |
| USD/JPY | 110.71 | 109.69 | +0.9% |
| USD/CHF | 0.9150 | 0.9053 | +1.1% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3755 | 1.3906 | +1.1% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7316 | 0.7346 | +0.4% |
| NZD/USD | 0.7096 | 0.6973 | -1.7% |
| USD/CAD | 1.2614 | 1.2423 | +1.5% |
| USD/CNY | 6.4607 | 6.4615 | 0.0% |
| Equities | 08/31/21 | 07/30/21 | Aug Change |
| S&P 500 | 4523 | 4395 | +2.9% |
| Nasdaq | 15259 | 14673 | +4.0% |
| Djia | 35361 | 34935 | +1.2% |
| Dax | 15835 | 15544 | +1.9% |
| Nikkei | 28090 | 27284 | +3.0% |
| Ftse | 7120 | 7032 | +1.3% |
| Canada TSE | 20583 | 20288 | +1.5% |
| Swiss SMI | 12411 | 12117 | +2.4% |
| Commodities | 08/31/21 | 07/30/21 | Aug Change |
| Oil, $ per barrel | 68.50 | 73.71 | -7.1% |
| Gold, $ per ounce | 1818.10 | 1817.2 | +0.0% |
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