What to Watch – Global Market Update (8/4/14)
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Charts to WatchGlobal Market Update
August 4, 2014
Global Clients…Global Portfolios
disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for research use only. This bulletin is not intended to provide investing or other advice or guidance with respect to the matters addressed in the bulletin. All relevant facts, including individual circumstances, need to be considered by the reader to arrive at investment conclusions that comply with matters addressed in this bulletin. Charts and information used in this report are sourced from Bloomberg.
Financial Conditions
5
Developed Markets – Year to Date
6
Emerging Markets – Year to Date
7
The VIX Index (S&P 500 Implied Volatility)
8
VIX index – Long Term Perspective
9
Global Financial Stress Index (Higher Level = Higher Stress)
10
S&P 500 – This Week
11
10 Year UST Yields – This Week
12
Gold Price – This Week
13
S&P 500 Sectors – This Week
Fixed Income & Credit
15
US Yield Curve (Current vs. 1 Month & 12 Months Ago)
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UST Curve vs. US Investment Grade Curve
17
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Yield
18
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Yield
19
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Yield
20
Fed’s 5 Year Forward Breakeven (Inflation Expectations)
21
Investment Grade Bond Prices
22
Investment Grade Credit Spread (BBB – 10 Yr. UST Yield)
23
High Yield Bond Prices
24
High Yield Credit Spreads (HY – 10 Yr. UST Yield)
25
Emerging Market Debt (USD Denominated)
26
Emerging Market Bond Spreads
Global Equities
28
S&P 500 Earnings – Q2 2014
29
MSCI All Country World Index
30
S&P 500 Index
31
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australia, Far East) Index
32
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
33
Trend Analysis by Sector (S&P500)
34
Sector Performance by Region (YTD)
35
S&P 500 vs. High Yield Bonds (HYG) – YTD
The Economy
37
Last week’s Economic Calendar
38
Next week’s Economic Calendar
39
U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators
40
U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators
41
U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market
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U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market
43
US Auto Sales Total (Annualized SA)
44
NFIB Small Business Actual Capital Expenditures
45
Business 6 Month Outlook for CAPEX
Currencies & Commodities
47
World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (6 Month Spot Returns)
48
World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (Spot Forecast: Q4 2014)
49
Euro €
50
Japanese Yen ¥
51
Japanese Yen ¥ vs. US 10 Year Treasury Yields
52
Global Commodity Prices
53
Continuous Commodity Index – 5 Years
54
Gold Prices – 5 Years
55
Crude Oil Prices – 5 Years