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Bob LeClair's Finance and
Markets Newsletter |
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For the Week
Ending: |
Change |
Change |
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1/1/08 |
8/16/08 |
8/23/08 |
(Week) |
(Yr-to-Date) |
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Dow Jones Ind. Avg. |
13,265 |
11,660 |
11,627 |
(33) |
(1,638) |
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(% Change) |
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-0.28% |
-12.35% |
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S & P 500 Index |
1,468 |
1,298 |
1,292 |
(6) |
(176) |
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(% Change) |
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-0.46% |
-12.00% |
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NASDAQ Composite |
2,652 |
2,453 |
2,415 |
(38) |
(238) |
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(% Change) |
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-1.54% |
-8.96% |
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S & P 500 P/E Ratio |
18.6 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
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S & P 500 Div. Yield |
2.01% |
2.36% |
2.36% |
0.00% |
0.35% |
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T-bill - S&P 500 Yield |
1.33% |
-0.53% |
-0.67% |
-0.14% |
-2.00% |
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30-Year T-Bond Yield |
4.45% |
4.46% |
4.46% |
0.00% |
0.01% |
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10-Year T-Bond Yield |
4.03% |
3.83% |
3.87% |
0.04% |
-0.16% |
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90-Day T-Bill Yield |
3.34% |
1.83% |
1.69% |
-0.14% |
-1.65% |
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Yield Spread |
1.11% |
2.63% |
2.77% |
0.14% |
1.66% |
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30-Year Mortgage |
6.17% |
6.52% |
6.47% |
-0.05% |
0.30% |
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15-Year Mortgage |
5.79% |
6.07% |
6.00% |
-0.07% |
0.21% |
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1-Year Adjustable Rate |
5.53% |
5.18% |
5.29% |
0.11% |
-0.24% |
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30-Yr.
- 1-Yr. ARM Rate |
0.64% |
1.34% |
1.18% |
-0.16% |
0.54% |
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$ Value of Euro (€) |
$1.4612 |
$1.4688 |
$1.4774 |
$0.0086 |
$0.0162 |
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Japanese Yen (¥) / $ |
111.40 |
110.50 |
110.08 |
-0.42 |
-1.32 |
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Crude Oil, Spot Price |
$95.95 |
$115.96 |
$114.39 |
-$1.57 |
$18.44 |
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Gasoline, Reg. ($/Gal.) |
$3.05 |
$3.81 |
$3.74 |
-$0.07 |
$0.69 |
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