Monday, October 24, 2011

Market Data: Week Ending October 21, 2011


Market Index 12/31  Close 10/21  Close Week Change Simple YTD %
Dow Industrials Avg 11,577.50 11,808.80 2.10% 2.00%
S&P 500 1,257.64 1,238.25 1.56% -1.54%
Fed Funds Rate 0.10% 0.08% 0.00% -20.00%
10 yr T-note Yld 3.29% 2.22% -0.03% -32.52%
5 yr T-note Yld 2.01% 1.07% -0.04% -46.77%
5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld -0.06% -0.75% -0.14% -1150.00%
Implied 5 yr Inflation % 2.07% 1.82% 0.10% -12.08%
2 yr T-note Yld 0.59% 0.27% 0.00% -54.24%
2-10 Yr Slope 2.70% 1.95% -0.03% -27.78%
90 day T-bill Yld 0.12% 0.02% 0.01% -83.33%
Gold ($/oz) $1,421.40 $1,636.10 -$46.90 15.10%
WTI Oil ($/brl) $91.38 $87.40 $0.60 -4.36%
VIX "Worry Index" 17.75 31.32 3.08 76.45%





Credit Spreads 12/31  Close 10/21  Close Week Change Simple YTD %
Inv Grade Credit Idx 4.78% 4.65% -0.17% -2.72%
Low Grade Credit Idx 8.32% 8.13% -0.36% -2.28%
Markit CDX Inv Grd Idx 85 134 0.75% 57.65%
Markit CDX Mid Grd Idx 131 232 -0.43% 77.10%
Low Grade to 10 yr T-Note Spread 503 591 -33 17.50%