| Market Index | 12/30/ 2011 | 4/27/ 2012 | Week Change | Simple YTD % |
| Dow Industrials Avg | 12,217.56 | 13,228.31 | 1.53% | 8.27% |
| S&P 500 | 1,257.60 | 1,403.36 | 1.80% | 11.59% |
| Fed Funds Rate | 0.04% | 0.14% | 0.01% | 250.00% |
| 10 yr T-note Yld | 1.88% | 1.93% | -0.03% | 2.66% |
| 5 yr T-note Yld | 0.83% | 0.83% | -0.01% | 0.00% |
| 5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld | -0.89% | -1.26% | -0.12% | -41.57% |
| Implied 5 yr Inflation % | 1.72% | 2.09% | 0.11% | 21.51% |
| 2 yr T-note Yld | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 8.33% |
| 2-10 Yr Slope | 1.64% | 1.67% | -0.03% | 1.83% |
| 90 day T-bill Yld | 0.01% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 800.00% |
| Gold ($/oz) | $1,566.80 | $1,664.80 | $22.00 | 6.25% |
| WTI Oil ($/brl) | $98.83 | $104.93 | $1.05 | 6.17% |
| VIX "Worry Index" | 23.4 | 16.32 | -1.12 | -30.26% |
| Credit Spreads | 12/30/ 2011 | 4/27/ 2012 | Week Change | Simple YTD % |
| Inv Grade Credit Idx | 4.63% | 3.86% | -0.03% | -16.63% |
| Mid Grade Credit Idx | 8.86% | 7.23% | -0.14% | -18.40% |
| Markit CDX Inv Grd Idx | 120 | 96 | -4.00% | -20.00% |
| Markit CDX Mid Grd Idx | 247 | 192 | -5.42% | -22.27% |
| Mid Grade to 10 yr T-Note Spread | 698 | 530 | -2.03% | -24.07% |
