| Date Time |
Country |
Event |
Period |
Survey |
Actual |
Prior |
Revised |
| 12/20/2010 |
JN |
BOJ Target Rate |
21-Dec |
0.10% |
0.10% |
0.10% |
- - |
| 12/21/2010 |
US |
ABC Consumer Confidence |
19-Dec |
- - |
-41 |
-43 |
- - |
| JN |
Merchnds Trade Balance Total |
NOV |
¥481.7B |
¥162.8B |
¥821.9B |
¥821.3B |
| JN |
Merchnds Trade Exports YoY |
NOV |
10.3 |
9.1 |
7.8 |
- - |
| JN |
Merchnds Trade Imports YoY |
NOV |
9 |
14.2 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
| 12/22/2010 |
UK |
Bank of England Minutes |
22-Dec |
|
| UK |
GDP (QoQ) |
3Q F |
0.80% |
0.7% |
0.80% |
- - |
| UK |
GDP (YoY) |
3Q F |
2.80% |
2.7% |
2.80% |
- - |
| US |
Personal Consumption |
3Q T |
2.90% |
2.4% |
2.80% |
- - |
| US |
Existing Home Sales |
NOV |
4.75M |
4.68M |
4.43M |
- - |
| US |
Existing Home Sales MoM |
NOV |
7.10% |
5.6% |
-2.20% |
- - |
| US |
House Price Index MoM |
OCT |
-0.20% |
0.7% |
-0.70% |
- - |
| US |
GDP QoQ |
Q3 T |
2.8% |
2.6% |
2.5% |
- - |
| 12/23/2010 |
US |
Durable Goods Orders |
NOV |
-0.50% |
- - |
-3.30% |
-3.40% |
| US |
Personal Income |
NOV |
0.20% |
- - |
0.50% |
- - |
| US |
Personal Spending |
NOV |
0.50% |
- - |
0.40% |
- - |
| US |
Initial Jobless Claims |
18-Dec |
420K |
- - |
420K |
- - |
| US |
Continuing Claims |
11-Dec |
4100K |
- - |
4135K |
- - |
| US |
U. of Michigan Confidence |
DEC F |
74.5 |
- - |
74.2 |
- - |
| US |
New Home Sales |
NOV |
300K |
- - |
283K |
- - |
| US |
New Home Sales MoM |
NOV |
6.00% |
- - |
-8.10% |
- - |
Equities
- Stocks increased globally as government report showed that the US economy expanded faster than previously estimated
- US GDP QoQ for Q3 2010 grew at a rate of 2.6% from an earlier estimate of 2.5%
- MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan increased 0.4% to 472.19 in Hong Kong, with almost equal number of stocks rising and falling
- The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 1,258.84 at while the DJIA gained 26.33 points, or 0.2%, to 11,559.49
- The Stoxx 600 and Stoxx 50 gained 0.12% and 0.26% respectively
Bonds
- Thursday, US Treasuries fell amid faster than expected growth in the US, pushing the 10-year yield up by two basis points to 3.37% early morning in London. The 30-year yield increased one basis point to 4.46%
- Wednesday, the spread between the 10 year Spanish bond and the equivalent in maturity German bund was at 361bp from 460bp last month
Commodities
- Thursday, crude rose, as economic growth in the US and declining stockpiles raised speculation demand will pick up
- Crude for February delivery rose as much as 31 cents to $90.79 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $90.71 at 3:23 p.m. Singapore time
- Thursday, gold was little changed as investors’ risk aversion decreased and demand for safe haven assets diminished
- Futures for February delivery were little changed at $1,387.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York
Currencies
- Thursday, the pound rose for the first time in five days after a Bank of England official said in a newspaper interview that he expects interest rates to rise
- The pound advanced to $1.5424 at 6:42 a.m. in London from $1.5386 in New York Wednesday, when it fell to $1.5356. The euro increased to $1.3133 from $1.3100, after touching $1.3074 on Dec. 21. The yen rose to 109.16 per euro from 109.47, after advancing earlier today to 108.92
| Equities |
| America North |
| Index |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| S&P 500 INDEX |
1258.84 |
0.34% |
1.91% |
6.62% |
15.27% |
12.34% |
-15.20% |
| DOW NONES |
11559.49 |
0.23% |
0.89% |
4.74% |
12.25% |
10.44% |
-14.06% |
| RUSSELL 2000 |
790.59 |
0.01% |
2.89% |
9.81% |
22.71% |
25.30% |
0.64% |
| RUSSELL 1000 |
697.58 |
0.33% |
2.01% |
6.67% |
15.93% |
13.34% |
-13.72% |
| NASDAQ |
2671.48 |
0.15% |
2.07% |
7.08% |
18.51% |
17.71% |
-0.76% |
| America South |
| Index |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| BRAZIL BOV |
68470.76 |
0.38% |
0.88% |
0.76% |
5.08% |
1.30% |
8.52% |
| MEXICO BOLSA |
38172.91 |
-0.15% |
1.32% |
5.24% |
16.87% |
17.64% |
28.80% |
| Europe |
| Index |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
3M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
| DAX INDEX |
7067.92 |
-0.14% |
0.73% |
5.41% |
13.92% |
18.64% |
-11.68% |
| FTSE 100 |
5983.49 |
0.53% |
1.72% |
7.21% |
15.54% |
11.38% |
-7.00% |
| STOXX 600 |
281.45 |
0.12% |
1.78% |
6.76% |
10.62% |
11.73% |
-22.78% |
| STOXX 50 |
2869.63 |
-0.26% |
0.97% |
4.76% |
6.09% |
-2.97% |
-34.55% |
| Asia |
| Index |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| SHANGHAI |
2855.22 |
-0.79% |
-1.48% |
0.95% |
11.10% |
-7.11% |
-44.03% |
| BSE SENSEX |
19993.41 |
-0.11% |
1.76% |
1.53% |
12.60% |
16.03% |
4.34% |
| NIKKEI 225 |
10346.48 |
-0.23% |
0.36% |
2.29% |
4.26% |
-0.30% |
-32.19% |
| MSCI ASIA PAC. EX. JAP. |
470.45 |
0.28% |
1.35% |
3.41% |
18.02% |
16.88% |
-8.49% |
| S&P/ASX 200 |
4799 |
0.43% |
0.31% |
4.57% |
6.97% |
1.26% |
-23.18% |
| Commodities |
| Name |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| WTIC CRUDE FUTURE |
90.71 |
0.25% |
2.61% |
10.85% |
13.97% |
9.92% |
5.76% |
| GOLD SPOT $/OZ |
1385.68 |
0.02% |
1.12% |
0.67% |
11.99% |
27.41% |
70.71% |
| SILVER SPOT $/OZ |
29.2625 |
0.15% |
1.32% |
6.36% |
57.93% |
71.03% |
103.65% |
| Currencies |
| Pair |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| AUD-USD X-RATE |
1.0026 |
0.36% |
1.26% |
3.12% |
14.73% |
13.94% |
15.59% |
| EUR-CHF X-RATE |
1.2503 |
0.25% |
-2.11% |
-6.20% |
-8.10% |
-16.05% |
-24.72% |
| EUR-GBP X-RATE |
0.85175 |
0.04% |
0.53% |
0.53% |
3.49% |
-5.20% |
17.50% |
| EUR-JPY X-RATE |
109.18 |
-0.26% |
-1.76% |
-1.78% |
-1.26% |
-16.90% |
-33.42% |
| EUR-USD X-RATE |
1.314 |
0.31% |
-0.79% |
-1.70% |
6.73% |
-8.35% |
-8.64% |
| GBP-CHF X-RATE |
1.4679 |
0.21% |
-2.63% |
-6.71% |
-11.20% |
-11.45% |
-35.92% |
| GBP-JPY X-RATE |
128.17 |
-0.31% |
-2.29% |
-2.30% |
-4.59% |
-12.35% |
-43.33% |
| GBP-USD X-RATE |
1.5426 |
0.26% |
-1.32% |
-2.21% |
3.14% |
-3.33% |
-22.22% |
| Fixed Income |
| America North |
| Note/Bond |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| Treasury 1Y Yield |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.41 |
| Treasury 2Y Yield |
0.65 |
0.63 |
0.62 |
0.68 |
0.44 |
0.71 |
0.95 |
| Treasury 5Y Yield |
2.02 |
1.99 |
1.99 |
2.11 |
1.33 |
1.98 |
2.49 |
| Treasury 10Y Yield |
3.36 |
3.35 |
3.36 |
3.53 |
2.56 |
3.18 |
3.76 |
| Treasury 30Y Yield |
4.45 |
4.44 |
4.44 |
4.59 |
3.74 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
| Europe |
| Note/Bond |
Last Price |
1D Ret. |
5D Ret. |
1M Ret. |
6M Ret. |
1Y Ret. |
3Y Ret. |
| German Gov. Bonds 2Y Yield |
0.932 |
0.953 |
1.036 |
1.078 |
0.695 |
0.586 |
1.191 |
| German Gov. Bonds 5Y Yield |
1.884 |
1.892 |
1.969 |
2.075 |
1.439 |
1.553 |
2.305 |
| German Gov. Bonds 10Y Yield |
2.957 |
2.952 |
2.986 |
3.065 |
2.285 |
2.647 |
3.317 |
| German Gov. Bonds 30Y Yield |
3.407 |
3.4 |
3.433 |
3.533 |
2.91 |
3.374 |
4.064 |
Sources: Bloomberg, FT, WSJ