For the US, the Headline PPI number was up +1.0 pct Month/Month, more than double consensus expectations. The Core PPI lifted +0.4 pct. In addition to this bad news, the latest economic data shows foreclosure filings have soared +57 pct Y/Y to 233,001.

On the corporate earnings front, Home Depot (HD) 4Q net income fell -27 pct to $671 million vs $925 million a year earlier. Guidance was lowered for the full year.

Crude Oil ($WTIC) bubbled up +1.65/bbl to $100.88. The US inventory data is out today. The problem, however, is the rapidly falling $USD, which dropped -0.99 pct on the session to 74.75, while the Euro, Pound, Yen and Loonie lifted +0.86 pct, +0.97 pct, +0.78 pct and +1.40 pct respectively to 1.4947, 198.57, 93.20, and 101.89 !! In fact at 7:30 am ET today, the Euro has soared to a stunning 1.5037.

With so much downward pressure on the $USD, $GOLD rallied 8.40 to 948.90 yesterday. Today (7:30am ET), the spot prices of gold, silver, palladium and platinum are: 959.10, 19.41, 549.5 and 2149, which is clearly a response to the plunging USD in the face of soaring inflation with little to no response by the Fed Governor or Treasury Secretary.

Yesterday, for the record, the hot sectors were: Energy (XLE +1.70 pct) and Utilities (XLU +1.29 pct) to the upside and Healthcare (XLV -0.89 pct) to the downside, while Industrials (XLI +0.08 pct) was a laggard.

Oil Services ($OSX +2.01 pct) and Retailers ($RLX +1.75 pct) were strong while Paper and Chemicals were weak.

For Cara 100 stocks, BBD +5.8 pct, GGB +4.8 pct and TCK, CCJ and MBT, all of them non-US stocks were strongest, while Brazil’s PDA -6.5 pct took profits. The popular US stocks SNDK -5.4 pct and GOOG -4.6 pct were hammered. GS also took a big hit.

The story of the day will be the falling $USD. Inflation is not looking good. The environment requires a lift in interest rates, but the Fed is too busy trying to help the banks keep from jumping from frying pan to fire.

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Comments & Outlook

I think the focus of people should continue to be on the financial health (ie, the lack thereof) of the major financial services companies.

I believe that a crisis is occurring at HB&B, masked by central bank action that is pushing down interest rates and the $USD, which is a policy commonly referred to as reflation. The last time we saw such a large scale problem in the banking system was in the Savings & Loan Bank Crisis.

What was not learned by bankers in the 1980s and early 1990’s is precisely the same thing that has happened today, and is threatening a global financial system crisis that HB&B wants you to ignore: imprudent real estate lending:

(From wikipedia) In an effort to take advantage of the real estate boom (outstanding US mortgage loans: 1976 $700bn; 1980 $1.2tn)[citation needed]and high interest rates of the late 1970s and early 1980s, many S&Ls lent far more money than was prudent, and to risky ventures which many S&Ls were not qualified to assess. L. William Seidman, former chairman of both the FDIC and the Resolution Trust Corporation, stated, "The banking problems of the '80s and '90s came primarily, but not exclusively, from unsound real estate lending." [6]

Basically, for reasons of greed I believe, the new banker has allowed themselves to be tricked the same way as the old banker. Last time, it was the pooling or packaging of junk bonds in order to deceive the buyer into a belief that capital risk was lower in a fund. This time, it was pooling of junk mortgages. Ignored was the investment principle of “Junk in; junk out”.

Michael Milken of Drexel, Burnham and Lambert packaged brokered funds for several S&Ls on the condition that the institutions would invest in the junk bonds of his clients.

HB&B got away with the problem that the asset backing was dubious at best for a time because some of those mortgages were maintained in good standing, and because the bankers were saying to their clients, “Trust us; we’re your banker”.

But they knew, or ought to have known because it was their professional responsibility to do so, that the collateral was deficient. It was only because they said their products held a certain value that the buyer accepted the price. The buyers were deceived, and now the world is about to see at least a trillion dollars of class-action law-suits against HB&B.

Legal action takes time to pursue and the result is often unknown. But in this case, the defense is virtually non-existent. The result is almost a foregone conclusion. What that means is that the capital that props up HB&B today will be removed tomorrow.

Its one person’s opinion but I think these banks are done like dinner. Kaput.

Yesterday, Goldman Sachs, which claims to be free and clear of the credit market crisis, dropped -2 pct in a heartbeat about 3:00pm, hitting a 171 handle. Two weeks ago GS was trading in the low to mid 190s. Three weeks ago, GS traded over 208. The image that comes to mind is rats jumping a sinking ship.

You will not hear this from Financial Entertainment TV.

That’s why I say, we trade prices. By doing so, we have been forced to live in the real world.

Last night, I pointed you to Glenn Beck’s concern over FDIC because you ought to be listening. There is no industry insurance in the US that is capable of saving the banking system. In recent months, the world saw there was no industry insurance in the UK that could save banks as the government, meaning the People, had to guarantee the debt of Northern Rock bank, which is one of many in trouble, which means that the People now have to save all the banks.

The amount of the People’s guarantee of the debts of Northern Rock – a single bank in England that I’d say 99 pct of Americans had never heard of before – was many times larger than the total value of the FDIC industry insurance for all the banks in the United States. So, what does that say about the crisis in America?

Bankers rely on what I have referred to as the credit ring. If enough assets go bad, meaning that the bank cannot collect on their holdings, the bank fails, which was the case at Northern Rock. But one bank is also the customer of another bank, which means that when Bank #1 fails, Bank #2 is in trouble, and so on down the line.

The notion of “systemic failure” at HB&B is like a nuclear reaction in silence. By that I mean, HB&B will not – can not – tell you they are insolvent. Bank #2 will report to its regulator that the loans of Bank #1 are good, and they will do that until Bank #1 closes its doors, which will not happen as long as FDIC has some money in the cash register or the Treasury Secretary (the former head of Goldman Sachs, who I’m guessing is leaking word to his friends that the good ship America hit an iceberg) is able to run the 1-800-HELP flag up the pole for bankers under the pretense of doing same for so-called lowly sub-prime “liar loan” offenders.

HB&B controls Other People’s Money in the trillions. In less than the blink of an eye, a cornered rat will use that money to push up stock prices (and US Treasury prices since the “government will always pay”).

So, while Mom & Pop are watching serious problems hit the economic and corporate world, they cannot understand why prices of stocks are so high. I said it before: prices are where they are because HB&B has put them there. But if you look at the 12-month performance table in my Daily Report, look at where XLF (Financial sector dominated by HB&B) stands in relation to the other sectors. It’s a disaster for shareholders.

But think for a moment which shareholders. Do you really think these HB&B executives don’t know what’s going down, and, while keeping mum, have not been selling their own stakes in their banks?

Remember the word credulity syndrome: don’t get afflicted. Not to pick on one banker and one bank, do yourself the favor of checking the personal trading record of one of Financial Entertainment TV’s favorite bankers and Talking Heads, Dr. Sherry Cooper.

Ask yourself why she disposed of so much BMO stock at the top of the stock cycle for BMO, which co-incidentally was when all the credit market kafuffle hit the news.

Dr. Cooper may be a fine person – I wouldn’t know – but I surmise she is much like any banker – any human being – who is risk averse when facing reality. The issue isn’t about individual bankers, including Talking Head bankers, it’s about the honesty of the relationship between the bank and its stakeholders – depositors, shareholders, bond holders, employees and vendors.

My point to all this is that I don’t think there is near enough honesty at HB&B today, and their insurance is not capable of holding the industry together. When the People realize who ultimately will be holding the bag, they too will do what Dr. Sherry Cooper did, and sell their stocks. There is a big liquidity crisis on the horizon. I cannot say more other than I believe it will become apparent as soon as the current commodity bubble pops.

Remember, gold is the last dancer off the floor, and then the music stops…

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Links & Charts

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International Economics Review

US Economic Calendar.

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Knobias Cara100 Tables

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Cara 100 Daily RSI-7 Charts

At least one RSI value >70:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
PBR	121.75	81.36	68.40	70.48
GG	42.27	79.44	70.93	82.99	Distribution Zone (for 2 days)
SLW	16.97	78.73	59.34	73.96
ABX	50.55	76.77	61.95	59.11
ECA	75.17	75.50	73.08	80.91	Distribution Zone (for 1 days)
NOK	38.08	74.40	58.77	70.14
RIO	36.21	74.31	66.97	82.47
VCP	33.49	73.10	67.96	74.00
VIP	36.94	71.89	54.62	53.49
ABV	84.40	71.36	72.64	78.22	Distribution Zone (for 1 days)
GGB	33.08	70.71	72.61	91.26	Distribution Zone (for 1 days)
IMO	56.55	70.37	68.41	77.61
MBT	87.03	70.22	50.65	71.64
TT	45.05	70.03	66.49	65.94
MICC	116.53	67.52	62.19	85.87
BBD	31.64	66.00	63.81	88.31
BHP	73.81	64.71	56.35	70.72
RIMM	107.75	64.54	59.97	72.79
NUE	67.91	64.44	73.19	79.49
NTES	20.85	64.28	68.31	81.13
MFC	39.81	59.90	57.95	85.30
RY	51.65	59.60	56.03	70.56
CVX	88.12	59.45	56.61	75.81
XOM	89.13	58.98	55.82	73.16
AMAT	19.85	57.85	70.20	65.53
ERJ	47.35	56.76	62.15	74.11
PG	67.68	54.69	44.80	70.65
DNA	77.50	54.42	67.18	80.91
STO	29.90	53.61	55.05	72.20
TGP	31.25	51.32	59.50	72.86
TCK	37.52	48.25	54.89	71.57
TS	43.27	47.32	54.54	81.92
CCJ	39.05	46.75	55.47	81.40
JCP	50.45	38.76	59.40	71.27
WAG	37.37	36.81	56.09	75.71
HBC	79.07	35.69	49.60	76.74
KB	66.09	35.64	43.96	71.70

At least one RSI value <30:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
BC	17.44	15.57	45.16	55.84
SBUX	19.06	16.19	39.30	63.04
UBS	34.08	18.21	18.54	39.30	Buy alert (trig. 2 days ago [on 2008-02-22 at $33.65, +1.28% chg], after a 5 day AZ)
DELL	20.48	25.24	34.93	62.51
SNDK	26.31	25.51	26.72	53.58
GOL	18.00	28.67	24.01	39.47
BMY	23.37	29.76	29.15	53.86
BBBY	30.44	29.78	53.23	59.21
WFMI	36.38	34.60	36.54	26.86
GS	172.70	35.00	28.46	30.69
GOOG	464.19	37.49	22.26	18.99
GRMN	61.78	39.30	29.48	33.54

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International Equity Markets Review

Europe

Here is the latest session data for the bourses of Europe.

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Here is the latest session data for the London stock exchange FTSE.

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Here is the latest session data for the German DAX.

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Here is the latest session data for the French CAC 40.

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Here is the latest session data for the Milan Italy stock exchange MIBTEL.

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Here is the latest session data for the Swiss market index.

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Asia-Pacific

Here is the latest session data for the Asia-Pacific stock exchanges.

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Here is the latest chart for the Japanese Nikkei 225 index.

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Here is the latest chart for the Singapore index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Shanghai Composite index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index .

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Here is the latest chart for the India BSE 30 index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Australian All Ordinaries index .

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US Equity Markets Review

DJIA (interactive) chart

NASDAQ Composite (interactive) chart

Table 14: Dow 30 List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HPQ	49.20	1.07	2.22%	11.95%	15.41%	12.33%	-1.22%	2.16%	2.29%	22.11%
AIG	51.42	1.04	2.06%	9.33%	14.93%	-6.08%	-8.67%	-2.17%	-23.93%	-25.13%
IBM	114.38	4.30	3.91%	8.93%	8.79%	8.95%	9.26%	12.17%	1.01%	18.03%
AA	38.50	-0.35	-0.90%	6.35%	13.04%	22.34%	6.56%	10.38%	4.93%	8.88%
HD	28.83	0.01	0.03%	5.57%	0.49%	-1.06%	10.42%	4.87%	-16.87%	-29.32%
VZ	36.81	0.29	0.79%	4.16%	0.05%	-3.41%	-14.81%	-10.72%	-13.67%	-4.12%
CAT	73.30	1.05	1.45%	4.12%	5.59%	7.46%	3.78%	8.06%	-3.96%	8.98%
CVX	88.12	0.94	1.08%	3.88%	9.56%	6.35%	-5.71%	5.17%	1.03%	23.40%
WMT	51.40	1.07	2.13%	3.50%	3.63%	5.52%	9.59%	14.15%	17.51%	2.84%
XOM	89.89	0.76	0.85%	3.31%	8.01%	5.59%	-3.87%	4.91%	4.90%	19.22%
AXP	45.81	0.60	1.33%	2.83%	2.64%	-3.35%	-10.25%	-14.44%	-24.77%	-19.83%
INTC	20.69	0.75	3.76%	2.63%	0.05%	1.97%	-18.38%	-15.10%	-16.54%	-0.81%
KO	59.52	0.75	1.28%	2.44%	0.03%	0.19%	-2.57%	-3.58%	10.22%	24.73%
DD	47.30	0.41	0.87%	2.34%	2.98%	5.49%	8.14%	7.65%	-3.63%	-10.99%
DIS	32.89	0.00	0.00%	2.17%	3.01%	11.99%	3.30%	5.28%	-2.89%	-6.32%
JPM	43.72	-0.31	-0.70%	2.08%	0.85%	-4.06%	3.68%	8.06%	-4.85%	-13.95%
PFE	22.83	0.05	0.22%	2.06%	2.84%	-0.70%	-0.35%	2.38%	-7.72%	-11.65%
PG	67.68	1.00	1.50%	2.00%	2.55%	3.66%	-6.40%	-6.25%	2.65%	5.03%
UTX	73.29	-0.12	-0.16%	1.85%	2.40%	-0.60%	-2.55%	0.84%	-1.40%	9.01%
MMM	81.29	0.29	0.36%	1.80%	2.54%	4.97%	-1.72%	0.36%	-8.82%	6.79%
MCD	56.45	0.40	0.71%	1.40%	0.84%	10.53%	-2.84%	-0.65%	12.63%	23.25%
MSFT	28.38	0.54	1.94%	0.75%	0.60%	-13.26%	-19.42%	-13.92%	-1.49%	-2.37%
BAC	42.72	-0.22	-0.51%	0.12%	1.38%	3.69%	5.33%	2.01%	-17.64%	-19.08%
JNJ	63.72	-0.13	-0.20%	0.09%	2.97%	1.03%	-3.32%	-5.42%	2.97%	-0.90%
T	35.57	0.07	0.20%	-0.89%	-3.53%	-2.28%	-13.24%	-2.15%	-11.87%	-5.15%
BA	84.57	-0.09	-0.11%	-0.94%	4.24%	8.98%	-2.37%	-5.96%	-14.12%	-4.90%
GE	33.94	-0.27	-0.79%	-0.99%	-0.21%	-2.25%	-7.67%	-7.60%	-13.88%	-3.96%
MRK	46.39	-0.40	-0.85%	-1.44%	2.38%	-5.81%	-19.14%	-19.45%	-8.72%	4.29%
C	24.95	0.21	0.85%	-1.46%	-3.33%	-9.76%	-13.73%	-18.73%	-48.56%	-52.64%
GM	24.58	0.38	1.57%	-5.46%	-9.37%	-7.35%	0.70%	-8.62%	-20.84%	-27.64%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summaries window at www.billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance.

AA AIG AXP BA C CAT DD DIS GE GM HD HON HPQ IBM INTC JNJ JPM KO MCD MMM MO MRK MSFT PFE PG T UTX VZ WMT XOM

Here are the links to interactive Dow charts from Billcara2.com that I broke into groups of ten, which you can add technical indicators for as well. (list one) (list two) (list three)

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The Americas

Here is the latest session data for the exchanges of the Americas.

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Here is the latest chart for the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange in Sao Paulo.

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Here is the latest session data for the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index.

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Sector ETF Summary for the US equity market

The tables I show in this section are for ten (GICS) Sector Index Funds (ETF's) only, but they cover the full spectrum of the US equity market.

Table 1: Cara ETF List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
SMH	29.52	0.53	1.83%	4.35%	2.86%	3.00%	-5.87%	-5.08%	-21.66%	-16.80%
XLE	78.25	1.21	1.57%	4.19%	9.21%	11.37%	-1.57%	9.46%	13.18%	32.63%
XLY	32.97	0.49	1.51%	3.52%	3.48%	5.17%	2.39%	0.89%	-10.65%	-16.55%
XLF	27.44	0.14	0.51%	3.08%	3.47%	-2.52%	-3.24%	-3.00%	-20.56%	-25.90%
XLB	42.34	0.07	0.17%	2.87%	5.27%	8.01%	2.52%	9.43%	7.46%	9.26%
SPY	138.36	1.11	0.81%	2.10%	3.42%	2.31%	-4.53%	-1.84%	-6.69%	-4.69%
XLI	37.47	-0.02	-0.05%	1.88%	2.69%	3.02%	-2.70%	-0.27%	-4.68%	2.97%
XLP	27.88	0.21	0.76%	1.86%	2.76%	3.60%	-1.80%	-1.31%	2.84%	3.99%
XLK	22.84	0.22	0.97%	1.47%	0.66%	-0.44%	-12.56%	-9.51%	-11.51%	-4.52%
IYH	67.55	0.19	0.28%	0.88%	2.07%	1.06%	-3.64%	-3.02%	-1.73%	-1.39%
XLU	39.84	0.37	0.94%	0.78%	1.27%	2.95%	-5.35%	-4.80%	0.58%	0.63%
IYZ	24.58	0.17	0.70%	-0.49%	-1.95%	-3.98%	-15.74%	-11.49%	-25.90%	-21.17%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summary window at Billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance. XLE XLB XLI XLY XLP IYH XLF SMH IYZ XLU XLK SPY . You can also add more ETF’s – up to 30 in total.

For a list of components to any ETF, go to the AMEX.com web site, and click on ETF's.

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10 (energy: XLE)

Table 2: Senior oil & gas equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
RIG	143.76	3.11	2.21%	10.88%	12.07%	11.87%	-1.50%	11.11%	38.31%	80.38%
ECA	75.17	1.71	2.33%	7.85%	8.08%	17.78%	7.99%	11.40%	26.51%	52.32%
IMO	56.55	1.40	2.54%	6.06%	9.53%	16.57%	2.97%	9.02%	28.82%	54.51%
SU	102.84	2.96	2.96%	5.17%	6.61%	14.23%	-6.74%	2.43%	17.85%	39.88%
CVX	88.12	0.94	1.08%	3.88%	9.56%	6.35%	-5.71%	5.17%	1.03%	23.40%
PBR	121.75	1.85	1.54%	3.48%	5.78%	10.66%	2.47%	28.84%	105.38%	151.81%
XOM	89.89	0.76	0.85%	3.31%	8.01%	5.59%	-3.87%	4.91%	4.90%	19.22%
CEO	170.73	2.73	1.62%	2.92%	18.15%	18.10%	1.98%	-0.07%	45.09%	106.17%
SLB	89.10	1.56	1.78%	2.74%	10.70%	12.46%	-11.41%	-1.61%	-5.44%	36.66%
TOT	76.24	0.27	0.36%	1.90%	8.07%	4.11%	-8.45%	-4.62%	2.47%	8.26%
STO	29.91	0.01	0.03%	0.88%	14.03%	13.30%	-4.26%	-6.82%	5.28%	11.52%
PTR	149.96	-0.69	-0.46%	-3.30%	6.55%	1.53%	-13.64%	-19.41%	3.71%	23.14%

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Table 3: Senior metals and steel equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
TS	43.76	0.49	1.13%	15.98%	16.88%	10.45%	-1.42%	-4.37%	-7.39%	-9.21%
TCK	39.03	1.51	4.02%	14.83%	12.84%	19.14%	7.70%	8.42%	-10.07%	-47.09%
MT	79.10	1.23	1.58%	12.33%	16.63%	21.86%	3.53%	12.34%	22.94%	47.91%
GGB	33.08	1.53	4.85%	12.10%	19.08%	30.91%	15.26%	30.08%	41.97%	75.77%
RIO	36.21	0.49	1.37%	8.09%	13.48%	30.25%	10.70%	16.81%	-23.82%	-1.84%
PKX	143.98	4.88	3.51%	6.64%	10.98%	9.32%	-1.69%	-4.79%	2.01%	45.02%
AA	38.50	-0.35	-0.90%	6.35%	13.04%	22.34%	6.56%	10.38%	4.93%	8.88%
NUE	67.91	1.13	1.69%	6.29%	13.28%	22.94%	17.15%	31.15%	23.23%	5.89%
VCP	33.15	-0.34	-1.02%	3.27%	6.94%	24.95%	11.62%	13.26%	44.82%	74.47%
BHP	73.81	-0.09	-0.12%	0.78%	12.11%	14.26%	4.83%	4.00%	18.49%	57.88%
RTP	458.00	-3.75	-0.81%	0.17%	11.17%	23.80%	9.13%	7.67%	67.14%	98.61%
DOW	39.00	0.00	0.00%	-0.46%	2.55%	3.75%	0.65%	-0.89%	-10.20%	-13.31%

Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HMY	12.43	0.06	0.49%	11.88%	27.62%	20.91%	15.63%	27.62%	37.96%	-13.08%
AUY	17.57	0.57	3.35%	9.61%	12.34%	7.26%	26.68%	30.92%	68.78%	14.31%
GG	42.27	1.13	2.75%	9.45%	13.87%	10.14%	15.37%	26.25%	80.41%	47.13%
LIHR	35.90	-0.04	-0.11%	6.18%	8.59%	5.09%	8.23%	2.63%	42.18%	25.52%
KGC	24.41	0.54	2.26%	5.99%	6.83%	8.30%	21.14%	36.29%	107.74%	67.77%
BVN	72.54	-0.26	-0.36%	3.36%	4.61%	9.98%	19.15%	33.20%	90.69%	150.05%
AEM	67.39	1.31	1.98%	3.03%	4.89%	6.36%	19.23%	36.89%	56.43%	61.10%
EGO	6.070	0.040	0.66%	2.88%	1.00%	-4.86%	-2.10%	3.94%	24.39%	-5.45%
ABX	50.55	0.90	1.81%	1.73%	1.32%	-5.64%	9.84%	21.19%	52.63%	60.94%
AU	35.17	0.16	0.46%	1.01%	0.29%	-15.76%	-23.31%	-20.14%	-7.52%	-26.16%
NEM	50.45	0.77	1.55%	-0.06%	-0.92%	-8.64%	-3.70%	0.02%	22.57%	7.20%
GFI	13.83	-0.44	-3.08%	-1.43%	4.06%	-8.11%	-10.19%	-18.26%	-7.74%	-26.12%

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20 (industrial: XLI)

Table 4: Senior capital goods makers and transportation

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
FLR	134.55	-2.05	-1.50%	8.79%	17.21%	10.46%	-6.82%	-2.70%	8.90%	53.39%
ERJ	47.35	0.80	1.72%	8.23%	7.25%	12.34%	4.92%	10.73%	12.04%	3.27%
ABB	24.98	0.81	3.35%	8.09%	4.83%	0.36%	-12.78%	-7.72%	4.78%	39.71%
HON	59.16	1.25	2.16%	4.88%	2.64%	0.41%	-1.24%	11.22%	6.02%	24.23%
CAT	73.30	1.05	1.45%	4.12%	5.59%	7.46%	3.78%	8.06%	-3.96%	8.98%
TXT	58.26	0.32	0.55%	3.22%	3.22%	8.35%	-12.80%	-9.49%	1.60%	22.45%
FDX	90.97	1.25	1.39%	1.93%	2.85%	-1.07%	5.58%	-0.74%	-18.10%	-22.24%
UTX	73.29	-0.12	-0.16%	1.85%	2.40%	-0.60%	-2.55%	0.84%	-1.40%	9.01%
MMM	81.29	0.29	0.36%	1.80%	2.54%	4.97%	-1.72%	0.36%	-8.82%	6.79%
UPS	72.53	0.05	0.07%	0.42%	1.57%	2.08%	4.87%	3.08%	-5.84%	-0.36%
BA	84.57	-0.09	-0.11%	-0.94%	4.24%	8.98%	-2.37%	-5.96%	-14.12%	-4.90%
GE	33.94	-0.27	-0.79%	-0.99%	-0.21%	-2.25%	-7.67%	-7.60%	-13.88%	-3.96%

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25 (consumer discretionary: XLY)

Table 5: Senior consumer discretionary equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
JCP	50.45	1.23	2.50%	8.75%	1.00%	13.12%	21.13%	23.29%	-23.39%	-39.22%
BBBY	30.44	1.03	3.50%	8.56%	-0.36%	-0.69%	7.33%	3.93%	-13.67%	-28.33%
BDK	71.64	2.12	3.05%	5.43%	4.20%	2.52%	2.45%	-10.47%	-18.38%	-17.78%
TGT	54.89	1.64	3.08%	5.11%	1.29%	2.66%	10.87%	-0.60%	-13.00%	-12.25%
BC	17.44	0.55	3.26%	4.18%	-1.47%	-1.25%	3.07%	-9.36%	-30.82%	-48.62%
WHR	91.53	2.63	2.96%	3.44%	2.64%	14.43%	14.58%	21.15%	-6.67%	-2.16%
NKE	62.61	1.02	1.66%	2.44%	3.21%	9.29%	-1.06%	0.69%	15.69%	16.12%
DIS	32.89	0.00	0.00%	2.17%	3.01%	11.99%	3.30%	5.28%	-2.89%	-6.32%
CCL	42.50	0.38	0.90%	1.48%	2.73%	-1.46%	-2.66%	0.64%	-7.31%	-10.24%
GOL	18.00	0.11	0.61%	1.07%	-7.50%	-4.96%	-24.97%	-26.59%	-20.46%	-41.08%
EBAY	27.51	-0.50	-1.79%	-0.54%	-2.34%	2.38%	-15.33%	-11.26%	-19.28%	-17.68%
TM	112.14	0.00	0.00%	-3.33%	1.68%	9.73%	5.34%	3.40%	-3.82%	-18.16%

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30 (consumer staples: XLP)

Table 6: Senior consumer staples equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
ABV	84.40	3.05	3.75%	9.92%	9.88%	17.21%	16.45%	28.37%	26.61%	61.13%
WAG	37.75	0.38	1.02%	6.58%	5.12%	9.58%	1.10%	-3.72%	-16.30%	-17.07%
SBUX	19.06	0.56	3.03%	5.30%	2.92%	-3.05%	-1.29%	-14.07%	-30.92%	-40.46%
WMT	51.40	1.07	2.13%	3.50%	3.63%	5.52%	9.59%	14.15%	17.51%	2.84%
DEO	84.35	0.96	1.15%	2.63%	4.48%	6.61%	-0.83%	-4.44%	1.42%	2.84%
KO	59.52	0.75	1.28%	2.44%	0.03%	0.19%	-2.57%	-3.58%	10.22%	24.73%
PG	67.68	1.00	1.50%	2.00%	2.55%	3.66%	-6.40%	-6.25%	2.65%	5.03%
PDA	47.95	-3.31	-6.46%	2.00%	0.65%	14.99%	-0.37%	15.51%	28.24%	84.42%
PEP	71.33	-0.26	-0.36%	0.27%	0.52%	1.51%	-5.26%	-4.50%	4.56%	10.61%
KR	25.94	0.14	0.54%	-1.56%	-0.12%	2.29%	1.05%	-7.36%	-5.26%	0.74%
BUD	47.42	-0.28	-0.59%	-1.70%	0.21%	-1.33%	-8.15%	-4.28%	-2.02%	-4.80%
WFMI	37.04	0.66	1.81%	-3.34%	-10.62%	-1.17%	-6.84%	-8.63%	-16.84%	-26.36%

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35 (healthcare: IYH)

Table 7: Senior healthcare equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
DNA	77.50	-0.46	-0.59%	6.40%	11.54%	12.58%	14.99%	3.96%	5.43%	-9.62%
NVO	68.74	-1.94	-2.74%	3.93%	7.68%	18.35%	7.74%	-45.01%	-39.29%	-20.12%
GSK	45.85	0.90	2.00%	2.46%	6.88%	-3.74%	-8.61%	-8.65%	-12.20%	-19.43%
PFE	22.83	0.05	0.22%	2.06%	2.84%	-0.70%	-0.35%	2.38%	-7.72%	-11.65%
AMGN	47.82	1.07	2.29%	2.05%	3.10%	-0.08%	2.62%	-9.23%	-4.87%	-27.76%
UNH	48.93	0.95	1.98%	1.77%	1.47%	-5.90%	-13.66%	-8.34%	-1.37%	-8.04%
MDT	49.99	0.32	0.64%	1.71%	5.62%	7.55%	0.99%	2.29%	-7.32%	-1.83%
AET	52.26	0.43	0.83%	1.32%	4.29%	-2.30%	-7.73%	-5.70%	4.33%	13.96%
BMY	23.37	0.18	0.78%	0.91%	1.83%	-0.93%	-10.56%	-15.33%	-20.91%	-14.05%
JNJ	63.72	-0.13	-0.20%	0.09%	2.97%	1.03%	-3.32%	-5.42%	2.97%	-0.90%
NVS	50.19	-0.19	-0.38%	-0.04%	2.55%	0.18%	-8.03%	-9.17%	-4.84%	-12.13%
WLP	74.47	-0.11	-0.15%	-0.72%	-1.55%	-2.04%	-14.40%	-9.35%	-4.75%	-8.21%

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40 (financial: XLF)

Table 8: Senior financial company equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
BBD	31.64	1.74	5.82%	13.16%	20.67%	14.85%	3.98%	14.68%	28.72%	59.15%
MER	54.30	-0.12	-0.22%	8.32%	4.58%	-5.29%	2.92%	5.99%	-28.71%	-37.34%
MS	44.93	-0.35	-0.77%	8.29%	5.64%	-9.40%	-11.82%	-6.30%	-30.38%	-42.78%
HBC	79.07	2.57	3.36%	7.48%	13.20%	4.65%	-4.09%	-4.20%	-13.29%	-11.10%
LEH	56.84	1.27	2.29%	6.10%	-2.42%	-6.25%	-8.60%	-1.08%	-5.85%	-26.97%
UBS	34.53	0.45	1.32%	5.56%	-3.74%	-18.58%	-24.59%	-22.02%	-35.18%	-43.28%
CS	50.54	1.27	2.58%	4.81%	-0.57%	-8.81%	-15.32%	-9.64%	-24.80%	-31.20%
DB	115.88	2.66	2.35%	4.19%	5.51%	0.86%	-10.21%	-4.86%	-7.96%	-16.60%
JPM	43.72	-0.31	-0.70%	2.08%	0.85%	-4.06%	3.68%	8.06%	-4.85%	-13.95%
GS	172.70	-4.66	-2.63%	-0.63%	-7.09%	-12.00%	-16.81%	-16.75%	-3.91%	-19.30%
C	24.95	0.21	0.85%	-1.46%	-3.33%	-9.76%	-13.73%	-18.73%	-48.56%	-52.64%
IBN	56.31	0.71	1.28%	-4.19%	2.53%	-11.92%	-9.40%	1.84%	32.59%	37.41%

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45 (technology, semiconductor: SMH)

Table 9: Senior technology equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
RIMM	107.75	-0.96	-0.88%	16.00%	14.06%	17.03%	-5.24%	-3.40%	31.63%	120.26%
CSCO	24.07	0.27	1.13%	5.20%	2.34%	-0.12%	-9.31%	-12.47%	-21.67%	-11.64%
QCOM	43.64	-0.08	-0.18%	4.03%	4.25%	7.75%	13.68%	11.38%	14.15%	2.32%
INFY	42.41	0.28	0.66%	3.34%	2.76%	6.80%	-4.55%	9.70%	-9.80%	-25.87%
ADSK	39.10	-0.20	-0.51%	3.17%	-0.38%	-4.96%	-18.95%	-12.25%	-14.16%	-7.30%
ADBE	35.87	0.33	0.93%	2.78%	6.00%	2.05%	-14.00%	-12.30%	-11.23%	-11.95%
INTC	20.69	0.75	3.76%	2.63%	0.05%	1.97%	-18.38%	-15.10%	-16.54%	-0.81%
SAP	49.00	1.03	2.15%	1.49%	2.15%	6.06%	-3.41%	-3.12%	-8.48%	5.88%
ORCL	19.21	0.24	1.27%	1.00%	-1.18%	-5.18%	-14.58%	-2.49%	-3.66%	14.21%
CTSH	32.70	0.60	1.87%	0.40%	1.87%	18.69%	1.46%	9.88%	-10.95%	-30.44%
SNDK	24.90	-1.41	-5.36%	-1.11%	-5.93%	-3.82%	-24.93%	-29.36%	-53.89%	-34.85%
AAPL	119.15	-0.59	-0.49%	-2.48%	-7.96%	-8.35%	-38.85%	-30.94%	-11.94%	34.56%

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50 (telecom: IYZ)

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International Equity Market USD-denominated ETF Review

Table 13: International equities perspective

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EWZ	86.57	1.57	1.85%	7.43%	11.13%	17.18%	6.94%	19.41%	44.28%	75.81%
EWC	32.53	0.58	1.82%	6.41%	7.18%	9.97%	0.40%	1.88%	9.27%	23.17%
EWQ	35.06	0.51	1.48%	4.53%	9.67%	4.10%	-7.59%	-6.73%	-3.20%	-0.96%
EWU	22.74	0.40	1.79%	4.31%	7.82%	4.31%	-4.77%	-6.99%	-7.22%	-5.60%
EWA	27.95	0.27	0.98%	4.14%	5.95%	2.57%	-2.88%	-7.42%	0.36%	9.14%
TRF	63.20	0.49	0.78%	2.61%	2.07%	4.91%	-14.00%	-3.79%	1.62%	-15.91%
EWJ	12.87	0.12	0.94%	2.47%	6.54%	3.79%	-2.72%	-5.65%	-7.87%	-14.99%
EWS	12.82	-0.07	-0.54%	2.07%	9.11%	3.39%	-4.97%	-4.40%	-5.67%	2.40%
EWG	31.88	0.58	1.85%	1.92%	6.59%	3.44%	-9.92%	-7.24%	-0.34%	10.81%
EWH	18.96	0.32	1.72%	-0.58%	1.55%	-5.72%	-12.99%	-7.15%	4.87%	13.60%
IFN	51.24	0.37	0.73%	-2.68%	5.43%	-4.58%	-17.22%	-6.45%	14.25%	25.90%

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Japanese equity market ETF: EWJ

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U.K. equity market ETF

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Canada's equity market

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Bonds & Yields Review

Table 10: Yahoo Finance U.S. Treasury Debt, Municipal and Corporate Bond Yields

US Treasury Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
3 Month	2.03	2.10	2.14	2.17
6 Month	1.98	2.04	2.05	2.27
2 Year	2.00	2.11	2.07	2.18
3 Year	1.98	2.10	2.08	2.14
5 Year	2.87	2.95	2.94	2.77
10 Year	3.86	3.89	3.90	3.56
30 Year	4.65	4.65	4.67	4.27

Municipal Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	2.59	2.54	2.36	2.19
2yr AAA	2.45	2.43	2.31	2.34
2yr A	2.66	2.66	2.44	2.70
5yr AAA	2.96	2.92	2.78	2.76
5yr AA	3.07	2.89	2.85	2.70
5yr A	3.13	3.11	2.97	3.04
10yr AAA	3.81	3.71	3.48	3.44
10yr AA	3.69	3.58	3.54	3.36
10yr A	3.89	3.83	3.80	3.67
20yr AAA	4.70	4.51	4.32	4.29
20yr AA	4.75	4.74	4.34	4.42
20yr A	4.98	5.02	4.90	4.43

Corporate Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	3.49	3.55	3.46	3.40
2yr A	3.43	3.52	3.43	3.52
5yr AAA	4.14	4.30	4.22	3.93
5yr AA	4.32	4.41	4.31	4.23
5yr A	4.66	4.77	4.69	4.16
10yr AAA	5.34	5.38	5.24	4.94
10yr AA	5.50	5.54	5.50	5.11
10yr A	5.73	5.81	5.92	5.28
20yr AAA	5.86	5.83	5.83	5.35
20yr AA	6.25	6.46	6.41	5.63
20yr A	6.44	6.42	6.41	5.94

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Table 11: Interest-sensitive securities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance.

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EQR	40.41	-0.81	-1.97%	5.62%	10.50%	7.07%	10.93%	17.16%	-1.34%	-21.90%
DRE	24.30	0.09	0.37%	5.51%	4.29%	-2.88%	-5.15%	-3.19%	-27.74%	-46.46%
AVB	99.10	-0.64	-0.64%	4.97%	11.27%	3.77%	8.48%	6.27%	-13.27%	-29.21%
NLY	20.87	-0.13	-0.62%	1.61%	1.11%	4.72%	15.30%	30.85%	40.92%	51.67%
CFC	6.930	-0.030	-0.43%	1.17%	4.21%	16.47%	-23.00%	-19.79%	-67.00%	-82.10%
TIP	107.81	0.71	0.66%	0.85%	-1.00%	-1.16%	1.10%	-0.08%	7.06%	7.53%
AGG	101.72	0.50	0.49%	0.40%	-1.21%	-1.45%	0.07%	-0.44%	2.70%	1.19%
IEF	88.55	0.22	0.25%	0.25%	-1.45%	-1.51%	1.05%	0.51%	6.23%	6.60%
TLT	91.11	0.03	0.03%	0.16%	-3.17%	-4.69%	-3.46%	-4.68%	3.63%	1.88%
SHY	83.56	0.08	0.10%	-0.06%	-0.20%	0.07%	1.48%	1.13%	3.38%	4.14%
FNM	26.97	-1.30	-4.60%	-6.94%	-9.34%	-18.37%	-28.00%	-6.74%	-59.86%	-54.40%
FRE	25.21	-0.97	-3.71%	-8.76%	-13.01%	-15.69%	-23.00%	2.90%	-60.36%	-61.17%

Consumer Finance -USA -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

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Commodities Review

$CRB Index

Open Futures Contracts

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Oil Review

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Gold & Precious Metals Review

Spot gold chart for the week

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Spot silver chart for the week

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Spot platinum chart for the past three days

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Spot palladium chart for the week

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Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HMY	12.43	0.06	0.49%	11.88%	27.62%	20.91%	15.63%	27.62%	37.96%	-13.08%
AUY	17.57	0.57	3.35%	9.61%	12.34%	7.26%	26.68%	30.92%	68.78%	14.31%
GG	42.27	1.13	2.75%	9.45%	13.87%	10.14%	15.37%	26.25%	80.41%	47.13%
LIHR	35.90	-0.04	-0.11%	6.18%	8.59%	5.09%	8.23%	2.63%	42.18%	25.52%
KGC	24.41	0.54	2.26%	5.99%	6.83%	8.30%	21.14%	36.29%	107.74%	67.77%
BVN	72.54	-0.26	-0.36%	3.36%	4.61%	9.98%	19.15%	33.20%	90.69%	150.05%
AEM	67.39	1.31	1.98%	3.03%	4.89%	6.36%	19.23%	36.89%	56.43%	61.10%
EGO	6.070	0.040	0.66%	2.88%	1.00%	-4.86%	-2.10%	3.94%	24.39%	-5.45%
ABX	50.55	0.90	1.81%	1.73%	1.32%	-5.64%	9.84%	21.19%	52.63%	60.94%
AU	35.17	0.16	0.46%	1.01%	0.29%	-15.76%	-23.31%	-20.14%	-7.52%	-26.16%
NEM	50.45	0.77	1.55%	-0.06%	-0.92%	-8.64%	-3.70%	0.02%	22.57%	7.20%
GFI	13.83	-0.44	-3.08%	-1.43%	4.06%	-8.11%	-10.19%	-18.26%	-7.74%	-26.12%

To watch the moves in precious metal miners, you will have to monitor the individual stock charts, preferably in real-time, as follows:

NEM ABX AU GFI GG HMY AUY KGC BVN
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MDG LIHRY AEM BGO IAG EGO RGLD GOLD CDE GRS
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CBJ SSRI SIL NG KRY UXG GRZ TSE_HRG TSE_GUY TSE_AGI
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NXG GSS MNG DROOY MFN RNO RANGY MRB CLG
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Here are the key Silver miners and the SLV ETF:

SLV SIL CDE HL PAAS SSRI SLW MGN

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Here are the Weekly and Daily Data charts of the indexes:

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Goldminers Index:

Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

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The U.S. goldminer share trust ETF trades under the ticker symbol GDX.

Here are the U.S. Goldminer ETF (GDX) index Weekly and Daily data charts:

GDX Daily data:

GDX Weekly data:

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The Toronto Exchange-listed goldminer iUnits S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index ETF trades under the ticker symbol TSE:XGD. Yes, just like GDX on the AMEX, you can trade XGD on Toronto.

Here are the Weekly and Daily data charts for the TSX Goldshares (XGD) index:

Interactive Chart of XGD Daily data:

Interactive Chart of XGD Weekly data:

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Here is the chart of the week's trading in the $USD.

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Dollar Index:

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Interactive Chart of Daily Euro Dollar Index, priced in USD:

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Daily British Pound Index:

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Daily Japanese Yen Index:

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Daily Canadian Dollar Index:

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Wrap-up