| Market Index | 12/30/ 2011 | 10/12/ 2012 | Week Change | Simple YTD % |
| Dow Industrials Avg | 12,217.56 | 13,328.85 | -2.11% | 9.10% |
| S&P 500 | 1,257.60 | 1,428.59 | -2.26% | 13.60% |
| Fed Funds Rate | 0.04% | 0.14% | -0.03% | 250.00% |
| 10 yr T-note Yld | 1.88% | 1.66% | -0.08% | -11.70% |
| 5 yr T-note Yld | 0.83% | 0.66% | -0.01% | -20.48% |
| 5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld | -0.89% | -1.56% | 0.09% | -75.28% |
| Implied 5 yr Inflation % | 1.72% | 2.22% | -0.10% | 29.07% |
| 2 yr T-note Yld | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 8.33% |
| 2-10 Yr Slope | 1.64% | 1.40% | -0.08% | -14.63% |
| 90 day T-bill Yld | 0.01% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 900.00% |
| Gold ($/oz) | $1,566.80 | $1,759.70 | -$21.10 | 12.31% |
| WTI Oil ($/brl) | $98.83 | $91.86 | $1.98 | -7.05% |
| VIX "Worry Index" | 23.4 | 16.14 | 1.81 | -31.03% |
| Credit Spreads | 12/30/ 2011 | 10/12/ 2012 | Week Change | Simple YTD % |
| Inv Grade Credit Idx | 4.63% | 3.14% | -0.08% | -32.18% |
| High Yield Credit Idx | 8.86% | 6.66% | -0.01% | -24.83% |
| Markit CDX No Am Inv Grade | 120 | 97 | 2.11% | -19.17% |
| Markit CDX No Am HiVol | 247 | 204 | 6.81% | -17.41% |
| High Yield to 10 yr T-Note Spread | 698 | 500 | 1.42% | -28.37% |