what to watch – global market update (8/11/14)

Charts to WatchGlobal Market Update

August 11, 2014

Global Clients…Global Portfolios

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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)

16

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)

The Economy

36

Last week’s Economic Calendar

37

Next week’s Economic Calendar

38

U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators

39

U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators

40

U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market

41

U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market

42

NFIB Small Business Actual Capital Expenditures

43

Business 6 Month Outlook for CAPEX

Currencies & Commodities

45

World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (6 Month Spot Returns)

46

World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (Spot Forecast: Q4 2014)

47

Euro €

48

Japanese Yen ¥

49

Global Commodity Prices

50

Continuous Commodity Index – 5 Years

51

Gold Prices – 5 Years

52

Crude Oil Prices – 5 Years