The DJIA (-0.29% to 12576), S&P 500 (-0.51% to 1365.5) and Nasdaq Composite (-0.68% to 2348.8) was moderately bearish on very low volume.

Internationally, the Asia-Pacific equity markets were weak except for India where the BSE 30 gained +1.30%. Shanghai fell -5.50% to 3414 in a flat-out Bear. The Nikkei 225 of Japan dropped 1.05% to 13112.

On the economics front, the US housing data was weaker than expected. The National Association of Realtors pending home sales index for February slid -1.9%.

The US Dollar appears to be strengthening despite the bearish economics data in the US because similar data around the world is also looking bleak, leading traders to believe that interest rates there will fall, causing those currencies to drop against the USD. For example yesterday the British Pound dropped -0.96% to 1.9687. The Euro dropped just -0.04% to 1.5710. Clearly most bets are off until Thursday morning’s release of the monetary policy decisions of the Bank of England and the European Central Bank.

Yesterday in NY, the top performing sectors were commodities related: Energy (XLE +1.13%) and Basic Materials (XLB +0.94%), while the Financials were soft (XLF -1.13%).

Of the industry groups, NatGas ($XNG +1.56%) was strong, while Semi-conductors ($SOX -2.77%) and Banks ($BKX -2.15%) were weak.

Of the Cara 100 companies, BHP, a likely beneficiary of Chinese investment, lifted +5.2%. Embraer (ERJ +3.9%) signed a major deal with Honeywell for jet engines. Garmin (GRMN) dropped -8.0% after Dutch rival TomTom cut its 2008 revenue outlook and said it lowered prices earlier than planned in Q1. Soleil Securities also cut its rating to "hold" from "buy."

The bond market was mixed, with the long bond losing a bit and the short end gaining. Not much is expected to happen until the BOE and ECB announce their policy decisions tomorrow.

Crude Oil ($WTIC) dropped -$0.59/bbl to 108.50 and $GOLD dropped -$8.80/oz in quiet trading.

This morning the equity futures had been weak but did a sudden spike higher followed by a sharp reversal. In Europe at 8:35am, the FTSE at 6013 is up +0.38, but the CAC and DAX are flat.

At 8:25am ET, the May Euro was 1.5680, June Crude 108.07, and DJIA 12605.

The precious metals at 8:27am ET have softened from yesterday (the price 24 hours ago in brackets): Gold 909.94 (912.94); Palladium 446 (445); Platinum 1987 (2003); and Silver 17.57 (17.71).

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Comments & Outlook

There have been many factors that pushed the price of gold to about $1033/oz, and likely much higher in the long run, but consider the short-term future, where eleven billion dollars of gold sales from the IMF and potentially as much from various central banks could seriously impact the price of gold, driving it down to $800 or lower. You have to ask if governments need the money, and would they sell some gold.

(Thomson Financial today) - Gold dropped back towards $900 as investors remained wary of buying into the market due to the plan by the International Monetary Fund to sell around 400 tonnes of the precious metal. "Reports of proposed gold sales by the IMF led the precious complex to a softer finish Tuesday and have kept the metals under modest pressure so far this morning as traders carry out pockets of long liquidation," said James Moore at TheBullionDesk.com. The IMF has mooted selling as much as 403.3 tonnes of gold to bolster its sagging coffers as part of a critical financial overhaul. The proposed sale, amounting to some 12 percent of its gold reserves, could yield around $11 billion, IMF officials said, supporting a reorganization of the institution as it seeks to survive a downturn in lending to troubled countries. While the IMF's move has weighed on market sentiment, any sale still needs the approval of the U.S. Congress and many of the 185 nations that are members of the Washington-based institution. IMF officials have also said the sale would likely take place over several years in a bid to avoid unduly disturbing the gold market.

I think the issue here is two-fold: (i) government over-spending and under-taxing has caused budgetary deficits that can be partially offset by selling gold, and (ii) there is a concern, I believe, among trading nations that the $USD has fallen too far, too fast, which has caused international trade disruptions.

I anticipate severe volatility in the POG. One of my concerns is that traders who are long gold in the contracts markets (futures and ETFs) may not be left whole should the present banking system crisis worsen.

Many of you have been buying gold as a hedge against systemic credit system failure, but in fact all contracts are 'derivative' instruments created from about 98% credit. Speculators like hedge funds and wealthy individuals or even investment banks like Bear Stearns can suddenly become insolvent, causing both the clearing agent and the exchange unable to collect margin on open positions. With the huge delay in clearing trades, something that concerns the Fed, I can envision a scenario of so many busted trades happening so quickly that profits that you think you earned are actually non-existent and prices could fall so fast that unrealized gains could immediately become losses.

Think what happens when a member of the London Bullion Market Association cannot make payment to another member. You had a glimpse of that the week that LBMA Market Maker Bear Stearns almost collapsed. The price of gold (March 17-19) dropped over 10% (about $115) in about 48 hours. So look down the LBMA members list, including Associates and Ordinary Members as well as the Market Makers, and ask yourself if all these companies would remain financially strong if one or more of the others failed to settle their trades.

This is the time to be asking questions – not after the damage has been done.

This week, I think traders are focusing on the weakening economies of the world outside the US where they know the news has been bad. But now that the other countries like Japan, the UK and in Europe are also looking weak where interest rates may have to fall, the USD is picking up strength. That move may push down on the gold price. Then the media is likely to focus more on these stories of IMF and central bank selling of bullion.

So, I continue to hold to my thesis that gold is headed south for the short term and then much higher in the long run, which will be dominated by continued budgetary deficits and credit market related problems in the US.

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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	113.90	89.87	59.58	72.86
SYT	60.88	80.92	76.51	66.48	Sell alert (trig. 2 days ago [on 2008-04-07 at $60.82, +0.10% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
GGB	37.19	77.73	72.94	81.47	Distribution Zone (for 2 days)
RIO	37.13	76.88	66.25	76.06
TT	46.26	75.53	69.78	58.31
ATVI	27.06	73.69	56.82	45.29
ECA	77.71	72.60	71.46	67.16
NUE	71.37	72.45	67.50	59.86
WMT	54.45	72.31	75.65	67.49	Sell alert (trig. 3 days ago [on 2008-04-04 at $54.40, +0.09% chg], after a 3 day DZ)
VCP	32.35	72.22	61.39	76.15
NKE	66.53	71.20	59.77	49.31	Sell alert (trig. 5 days ago [on 2008-04-02 at $67.97, -2.12% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
RIMM	120.98	70.47	67.44	62.99
BHP	79.00	70.45	65.66	87.43
CHRW	58.67	65.14	70.43	61.04
TCK	47.48	63.48	73.56	79.65
TS	51.84	61.62	75.61	70.63
CVX	89.28	59.94	62.46	76.08
JNJ	66.32	59.71	63.10	71.85
STO	32.22	59.32	65.99	81.59
TOT	77.72	54.85	58.60	74.78
ERTS	52.44	51.59	59.38	70.85
ERJ	43.61	48.64	54.19	78.15
DOW	39.00	47.12	57.44	73.33
TGP	30.48	45.05	58.31	85.08
UBS	34.91	30.69	49.05	73.15

At least one RSI value <30:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
SBUX	17.98	20.26	40.03	48.45
TM	96.43	25.52	34.30	29.10
GOL	15.95	27.35	34.37	49.48
BC	16.74	27.88	46.96	48.91
JCP	40.40	28.02	42.36	51.07
BA	75.02	28.16	33.17	44.73
DELL	19.00	28.29	31.04	33.67
GSK	43.24	28.55	42.14	46.01
KSS	43.36	29.01	44.99	42.48
INFY	36.60	29.07	40.92	49.78
BMY	21.84	29.46	38.82	57.05
SNDK	25.55	29.80	45.56	67.28
AET	42.28	30.03	23.62	40.22
GRMN	48.47	32.22	26.14	25.08

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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
MRK	40.90	0.12	0.29%	6.73%	-8.44%	-0.87%	-28.71%	-31.44%	-23.05%	-10.19%
GM	20.98	-0.03	-0.14%	4.12%	3.10%	0.43%	-14.05%	-9.96%	-44.95%	-34.23%
DD	49.46	0.47	0.96%	3.58%	4.57%	11.88%	13.08%	15.70%	0.94%	0.28%
XOM	89.61	0.69	0.78%	2.98%	5.18%	8.67%	-4.17%	-0.49%	-1.18%	16.05%
CVX	89.28	1.01	1.14%	2.93%	5.74%	5.37%	-4.47%	-1.84%	-2.51%	18.08%
AA	37.18	-0.26	-0.69%	1.75%	4.03%	4.32%	2.91%	19.94%	-2.92%	7.49%
UTX	71.80	0.01	0.01%	0.79%	2.34%	8.41%	-4.53%	0.01%	-10.65%	10.58%
WMT	54.45	0.22	0.41%	0.68%	2.64%	11.46%	16.10%	18.45%	20.28%	12.80%
JNJ	66.32	0.18	0.27%	0.68%	2.74%	8.14%	0.62%	-0.93%	0.45%	7.75%
IBM	116.27	-0.04	-0.03%	-0.19%	-1.44%	1.98%	11.06%	19.14%	-1.27%	20.46%
C	23.76	-0.84	-3.41%	-0.34%	1.45%	20.67%	-17.84%	-12.45%	-50.29%	-53.93%
AIG	46.75	-1.29	-2.69%	-0.53%	2.05%	11.44%	-16.96%	-15.84%	-32.61%	-30.46%
PG	70.65	0.14	0.20%	-0.69%	1.60%	7.44%	-2.30%	-2.79%	-0.08%	12.14%
BA	75.02	0.04	0.05%	-1.13%	-1.16%	0.86%	-13.39%	-6.12%	-25.77%	-17.10%
AXP	46.47	-0.08	-0.17%	-1.32%	-2.19%	16.06%	-8.95%	-3.09%	-23.43%	-16.96%
KO	60.51	0.14	0.23%	-1.51%	-1.47%	3.15%	-0.95%	-4.81%	4.69%	22.19%
T	38.80	-0.21	-0.54%	-1.72%	2.11%	11.98%	-5.37%	-0.92%	-7.46%	-1.20%
MMM	79.88	-0.31	-0.39%	-1.77%	1.14%	5.83%	-3.42%	-0.41%	-16.28%	4.08%
PFE	21.00	-0.48	-2.23%	-1.78%	1.06%	-0.71%	-8.34%	-10.52%	-17.49%	-18.73%
MCD	55.87	0.22	0.40%	-1.83%	-0.59%	3.85%	-3.84%	-2.12%	-1.76%	22.04%
MSFT	28.75	-0.41	-1.41%	-2.54%	-1.34%	2.50%	-18.37%	-14.05%	-3.65%	0.70%
DIS	31.07	-0.45	-1.43%	-2.63%	-3.15%	2.00%	-2.42%	1.74%	-11.91%	-11.00%
VZ	36.75	-0.65	-1.74%	-2.75%	-0.41%	6.92%	-14.95%	-12.48%	-18.26%	-3.29%
CAT	77.59	0.34	0.44%	-2.99%	1.24%	12.91%	9.85%	15.55%	-4.61%	14.73%
HPQ	46.07	0.15	0.33%	-3.19%	-4.54%	-1.37%	-7.51%	6.67%	-11.45%	10.22%
GE	36.95	-0.31	-0.83%	-3.85%	-0.78%	16.56%	0.52%	4.38%	-11.03%	5.51%
INTC	21.08	-0.67	-3.08%	-4.05%	-5.34%	4.77%	-16.84%	-5.30%	-17.85%	7.66%
HD	28.18	-0.32	-1.12%	-4.44%	-2.02%	12.72%	7.93%	13.90%	-16.95%	-25.88%
JPM	44.86	-0.68	-1.49%	-4.55%	-2.61%	22.97%	6.38%	13.00%	-5.44%	-8.02%
BAC	38.38	-1.12	-2.84%	-6.07%	-6.32%	8.69%	-5.37%	-0.08%	-26.80%	-24.52%

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
XLE	78.49	0.77	0.99%	4.03%	7.86%	7.74%	-1.27%	3.14%	5.57%	27.11%
XLB	43.01	0.33	0.77%	3.76%	5.29%	11.02%	4.14%	8.86%	0.73%	11.83%
XLU	39.60	0.26	0.66%	1.75%	5.71%	5.18%	-5.92%	-8.52%	-3.04%	-2.70%
IYH	64.40	-0.10	-0.16%	0.50%	1.37%	2.88%	-8.13%	-9.87%	-10.62%	-6.16%
IYZ	24.27	-0.09	-0.37%	0.33%	2.58%	7.44%	-16.80%	-12.19%	-28.28%	-23.22%
SPY	136.83	-0.13	-0.09%	0.16%	1.47%	6.90%	-5.59%	-1.50%	-11.73%	-5.14%
XLK	23.08	-0.18	-0.77%	0.13%	-0.52%	6.11%	-11.64%	-4.98%	-15.92%	-3.27%
XLP	28.18	-0.01	-0.04%	-0.07%	0.64%	4.64%	-0.74%	-0.21%	1.29%	4.02%
XLI	38.13	-0.03	-0.08%	-0.31%	1.17%	8.82%	-0.99%	4.61%	-8.14%	6.42%
XLY	31.86	-0.07	-0.22%	-0.75%	-0.53%	6.88%	-1.06%	4.84%	-15.94%	-17.99%
SMH	29.46	-0.83	-2.74%	-0.91%	-1.34%	2.68%	-6.06%	2.04%	-23.48%	-13.96%
XLF	26.19	-0.33	-1.24%	-1.62%	-1.47%	10.83%	-7.65%	-1.39%	-26.02%	-26.76%

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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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
PBR	113.90	2.80	2.52%	8.94%	11.19%	4.88%	-4.13%	3.22%	44.36%	122.98%
SU	103.93	1.24	1.21%	7.88%	7.55%	-0.12%	-5.75%	-3.28%	10.13%	34.10%
STO	32.22	0.45	1.42%	6.16%	9.85%	10.53%	3.14%	4.78%	2.35%	18.15%
RIG	143.85	-0.50	-0.35%	5.38%	9.09%	8.98%	-1.44%	3.49%	30.92%	75.21%
PTR	136.97	-2.66	-1.91%	3.86%	7.71%	3.81%	-21.12%	-21.87%	-24.58%	15.97%
ECA	77.71	0.93	1.21%	3.68%	5.08%	2.18%	11.64%	13.51%	25.28%	49.24%
TOT	77.72	1.38	1.81%	3.61%	6.42%	5.53%	-6.68%	-9.10%	1.00%	9.84%
IMO	54.22	0.94	1.76%	3.18%	4.31%	-1.06%	-1.27%	2.30%	12.05%	43.67%
XOM	89.61	0.69	0.78%	2.98%	5.18%	8.67%	-4.17%	-0.49%	-1.18%	16.05%
CVX	89.28	1.01	1.14%	2.93%	5.74%	5.37%	-4.47%	-1.84%	-2.51%	18.08%
CEO	158.95	-1.58	-0.98%	2.29%	14.57%	0.33%	-5.06%	-4.80%	2.63%	80.22%
SLB	89.62	-0.96	-1.06%	0.43%	8.45%	8.24%	-10.90%	-7.33%	-13.79%	24.75%

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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
TCK	47.48	1.58	3.44%	18.14%	19.90%	17.85%	31.02%	39.56%	-3.83%	-34.17%
BHP	79.00	3.93	5.24%	18.07%	22.61%	19.41%	12.20%	16.06%	0.71%	59.66%
GGB	37.19	-0.02	-0.05%	13.87%	17.39%	23.27%	29.58%	36.28%	29.45%	97.09%
RTP	471.27	14.97	3.28%	12.27%	19.05%	12.45%	12.29%	19.58%	38.58%	97.01%
VCP	32.35	0.60	1.89%	7.51%	9.55%	12.68%	8.92%	15.08%	10.75%	73.09%
RIO	37.13	0.42	1.14%	4.83%	12.48%	17.24%	13.51%	18.89%	11.60%	-6.59%
PKX	127.73	-2.62	-2.01%	4.04%	3.69%	2.97%	-12.79%	-8.99%	-31.82%	20.09%
MT	85.45	1.01	1.20%	3.69%	11.07%	18.61%	11.85%	22.26%	11.12%	55.87%
DOW	39.00	0.20	0.52%	3.39%	3.01%	10.67%	0.65%	5.75%	-12.16%	-12.30%
TS	51.84	1.04	2.05%	3.29%	7.04%	12.50%	16.78%	24.74%	-1.97%	12.35%
NUE	71.37	0.09	0.13%	2.96%	-2.09%	12.75%	23.12%	35.63%	24.62%	7.31%
AA	37.18	-0.26	-0.69%	1.75%	4.03%	4.32%	2.91%	19.94%	-2.92%	7.49%

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
EGO	7.390	0.070	0.96%	9.81%	7.10%	5.57%	19.19%	17.12%	21.75%	20.75%
AU	36.02	-0.01	-0.03%	8.66%	12.56%	2.91%	-21.46%	-23.72%	-18.34%	-21.70%
KGC	23.14	-0.25	-1.07%	7.78%	0.74%	-4.14%	14.84%	8.54%	53.86%	62.50%
AEM	68.55	-0.50	-0.72%	6.20%	-2.56%	-2.52%	21.28%	13.29%	34.12%	82.80%
GG	39.47	-1.05	-2.59%	5.37%	-1.35%	-3.57%	7.72%	4.22%	29.71%	53.76%
NEM	46.56	0.02	0.04%	3.93%	-0.56%	-5.71%	-11.13%	-11.78%	3.86%	6.72%
BVN	69.19	-2.80	-3.89%	3.44%	-0.14%	-6.73%	13.65%	10.12%	41.52%	121.27%
ABX	43.02	-1.03	-2.34%	2.62%	-1.22%	-12.29%	-6.52%	-12.70%	6.09%	46.68%
LIHR	31.77	-1.44	-4.34%	1.63%	-7.16%	-12.46%	-4.22%	-4.79%	-9.49%	18.10%
GFI	13.76	-0.10	-0.72%	1.62%	-4.91%	-8.14%	-10.65%	-17.65%	-23.00%	-28.26%
AUY	14.21	-0.36	-2.47%	1.21%	-15.97%	-18.71%	2.45%	-7.61%	22.82%	-4.12%
HMY	11.27	-0.23	-2.00%	-2.09%	-7.77%	-12.97%	4.84%	-5.77%	8.47%	-27.38%

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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
ERJ	43.61	1.65	3.93%	9.08%	6.68%	5.54%	-3.37%	-3.84%	-12.57%	-7.53%
FLR	152.47	1.54	1.02%	2.48%	7.55%	14.80%	5.59%	7.91%	0.52%	66.23%
UTX	71.80	0.01	0.01%	0.79%	2.34%	8.41%	-4.53%	0.01%	-10.65%	10.58%
TXT	57.59	0.26	0.45%	-0.54%	5.69%	8.31%	-13.80%	-4.79%	-10.03%	24.36%
ABB	27.25	-0.14	-0.51%	-0.87%	7.16%	10.64%	-4.85%	4.77%	1.53%	52.23%
HON	57.19	-0.92	-1.58%	-1.04%	2.12%	2.71%	-4.52%	0.18%	-5.61%	21.01%
BA	75.02	0.04	0.05%	-1.13%	-1.16%	0.86%	-13.39%	-6.12%	-25.77%	-17.10%
FDX	96.05	-0.43	-0.45%	-1.70%	5.03%	13.04%	11.48%	16.03%	-9.47%	-11.73%
MMM	79.88	-0.31	-0.39%	-1.77%	1.14%	5.83%	-3.42%	-0.41%	-16.28%	4.08%
UPS	73.31	-0.47	-0.64%	-1.90%	-0.04%	2.98%	6.00%	9.96%	-4.11%	4.34%
CAT	77.59	0.34	0.44%	-2.99%	1.24%	12.91%	9.85%	15.55%	-4.61%	14.73%
GE	36.95	-0.31	-0.83%	-3.85%	-0.78%	16.56%	0.52%	4.38%	-11.03%	5.51%

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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
BDK	70.25	-0.13	-0.18%	1.94%	0.04%	12.96%	0.46%	8.11%	-16.04%	-16.30%
EBAY	31.86	-0.57	-1.76%	1.43%	8.37%	23.87%	-1.94%	6.16%	-16.51%	-5.49%
JCP	40.40	0.14	0.35%	0.70%	-7.61%	0.05%	-3.00%	16.86%	-40.25%	-51.94%
GOL	15.95	-0.05	-0.31%	0.63%	-6.29%	4.66%	-33.51%	-25.99%	-34.79%	-45.43%
TGT	53.26	0.49	0.93%	-0.02%	-0.34%	3.96%	7.57%	8.80%	-19.68%	-12.85%
BBBY	30.93	-0.18	-0.58%	-1.09%	-1.97%	15.41%	9.06%	19.01%	-13.07%	-24.95%
BC	16.74	-0.22	-1.30%	-1.36%	-6.22%	10.13%	-1.06%	10.64%	-29.37%	-47.87%
WHR	89.49	-0.41	-0.46%	-1.96%	2.08%	8.79%	12.03%	19.88%	-3.99%	3.73%
DIS	31.07	-0.45	-1.43%	-2.63%	-3.15%	2.00%	-2.42%	1.74%	-11.91%	-11.00%
CCL	41.55	-0.50	-1.19%	-3.69%	-1.33%	9.86%	-4.83%	2.29%	-18.13%	-11.12%
NKE	66.53	-0.30	-0.45%	-4.37%	-2.69%	16.78%	5.14%	7.60%	10.86%	24.40%
TM	96.43	-1.04	-1.07%	-6.63%	-9.84%	-4.34%	-9.42%	-6.41%	-17.83%	-23.76%

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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
PDA	50.22	0.11	0.22%	5.84%	-3.35%	7.77%	4.34%	5.90%	8.28%	82.15%
WMT	54.45	0.22	0.41%	0.68%	2.64%	11.46%	16.10%	18.45%	20.28%	12.80%
DEO	84.86	-0.07	-0.08%	0.41%	2.55%	5.59%	-0.24%	-0.09%	-5.16%	3.55%
BUD	48.31	0.15	0.31%	-0.17%	0.08%	4.66%	-6.43%	-10.30%	-7.15%	-5.46%
PG	70.65	0.14	0.20%	-0.69%	1.60%	7.44%	-2.30%	-2.79%	-0.08%	12.14%
ABV	77.75	-1.36	-1.72%	-0.72%	-3.31%	2.44%	7.27%	9.21%	-2.97%	38.32%
PEP	71.28	-0.58	-0.81%	-1.18%	-0.36%	3.27%	-5.33%	-8.55%	-3.56%	11.93%
KO	60.51	0.14	0.23%	-1.51%	-1.47%	3.15%	-0.95%	-4.81%	4.69%	22.19%
SBUX	17.98	-0.33	-1.80%	-2.81%	-0.06%	7.02%	-6.89%	-9.47%	-32.56%	-42.74%
WFMI	33.60	-0.35	-1.03%	-3.20%	1.17%	2.66%	-15.49%	-6.25%	-36.36%	-25.96%
WAG	37.62	-0.43	-1.13%	-3.37%	-1.03%	7.27%	0.75%	9.90%	-3.86%	-18.64%
KR	24.69	-0.09	-0.36%	-4.38%	-2.99%	-2.49%	-3.82%	-3.37%	-14.12%	-15.18%

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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
NVO	73.03	1.67	2.34%	6.88%	6.69%	7.94%	14.47%	14.56%	-38.00%	-21.25%
UNH	38.08	1.41	3.85%	5.05%	8.00%	-15.51%	-32.80%	-32.25%	-20.35%	-31.18%
MDT	50.44	0.46	0.92%	4.09%	3.87%	6.91%	1.90%	2.11%	-10.57%	2.67%
JNJ	66.32	0.18	0.27%	0.68%	2.74%	8.14%	0.62%	-0.93%	0.45%	7.75%
WLP	46.57	0.77	1.68%	0.34%	1.68%	-29.35%	-46.47%	-47.37%	-40.98%	-43.15%
BMY	21.84	-0.16	-0.73%	-0.73%	1.11%	2.39%	-16.42%	-18.02%	-27.13%	-21.50%
AMGN	41.49	0.00	0.00%	-1.59%	1.59%	-7.14%	-10.97%	-10.45%	-26.67%	-28.87%
PFE	21.00	-0.48	-2.23%	-1.78%	1.06%	-0.71%	-8.34%	-10.52%	-17.49%	-18.73%
GSK	43.24	-1.79	-3.98%	-2.17%	0.39%	4.55%	-13.81%	-19.09%	-19.36%	-23.12%
DNA	79.04	0.39	0.50%	-2.47%	-0.89%	1.06%	17.27%	15.74%	1.46%	-5.23%
NVS	50.01	0.01	0.02%	-2.67%	-0.60%	5.68%	-8.36%	-12.22%	-7.25%	-10.31%
AET	42.28	-0.03	-0.07%	-4.39%	-6.09%	-9.09%	-25.35%	-27.53%	-21.95%	-6.04%

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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	30.79	0.06	0.20%	7.51%	5.52%	4.76%	1.18%	4.02%	-2.93%	50.42%
UBS	34.91	0.03	0.09%	5.76%	16.02%	23.18%	-23.76%	-19.38%	-39.23%	-42.50%
CS	56.59	-0.44	-0.77%	2.82%	10.38%	21.57%	-5.18%	2.46%	-17.93%	-21.73%
MER	46.80	-0.75	-1.58%	1.69%	-2.19%	9.24%	-11.30%	-2.84%	-36.86%	-45.63%
GS	178.90	0.17	0.10%	1.15%	-0.41%	14.99%	-13.82%	-5.59%	-21.18%	-13.96%
DB	119.00	-0.75	-0.63%	1.06%	2.94%	12.73%	-7.79%	-4.03%	-10.93%	-13.61%
IBN	40.46	-1.11	-2.67%	0.97%	-5.91%	-1.87%	-34.90%	-38.45%	-23.09%	5.47%
C	23.76	-0.84	-3.41%	-0.34%	1.45%	20.67%	-17.84%	-12.45%	-50.29%	-53.93%
LEH	43.67	-0.93	-2.09%	-1.51%	-3.41%	1.61%	-29.78%	-21.53%	-30.44%	-38.87%
HBC	84.10	-0.72	-0.85%	-2.04%	1.46%	9.22%	2.01%	4.34%	-12.99%	-6.22%
MS	47.62	-0.47	-0.98%	-2.52%	-3.70%	24.33%	-6.54%	2.63%	-29.91%	-40.70%
JPM	44.86	-0.68	-1.49%	-4.55%	-2.61%	22.97%	6.38%	13.00%	-5.44%	-8.02%

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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
SAP	52.63	-0.29	-0.55%	6.00%	2.35%	8.05%	3.75%	10.15%	-6.62%	12.65%
SNDK	25.55	-0.02	-0.08%	3.15%	17.42%	20.86%	-22.97%	-12.95%	-51.77%	-42.58%
RIMM	120.98	2.91	2.46%	2.98%	4.34%	29.27%	6.39%	25.45%	2.83%	148.98%
ADSK	33.61	-0.12	-0.36%	2.38%	1.48%	6.53%	-30.33%	-25.01%	-33.77%	-15.02%
AAPL	152.84	-3.05	-1.96%	2.21%	8.41%	27.70%	-21.56%	-10.75%	-8.98%	61.43%
QCOM	42.08	0.41	0.98%	-0.33%	3.14%	7.43%	9.61%	16.92%	-1.61%	-2.82%
ADBE	36.83	-0.09	-0.24%	-1.13%	0.79%	15.31%	-11.70%	-6.09%	-18.14%	-13.56%
INFY	36.60	-0.36	-0.97%	-2.22%	-2.14%	5.17%	-17.62%	-12.79%	-30.26%	-29.38%
ORCL	19.92	-0.31	-1.53%	-2.40%	-5.50%	3.32%	-11.43%	-5.82%	-11.51%	6.70%
INTC	21.08	-0.67	-3.08%	-4.05%	-5.34%	4.77%	-16.84%	-5.30%	-17.85%	7.66%
CSCO	23.96	0.02	0.08%	-4.09%	-6.96%	-0.13%	-9.73%	-5.79%	-26.76%	-8.07%
CTSH	28.52	-0.45	-1.55%	-5.47%	-6.68%	2.89%	-11.51%	-6.83%	-31.74%	-34.26%

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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	84.60	0.91	1.09%	5.91%	8.00%	8.32%	4.51%	9.49%	9.27%	65.07%
EWA	27.67	0.00	0.02%	4.87%	8.44%	11.91%	-3.84%	-0.34%	-14.05%	3.15%
EWC	31.68	0.05	0.16%	3.26%	4.07%	4.73%	-2.22%	1.90%	-5.23%	18.39%
EWU	22.51	-0.31	-1.36%	0.81%	3.92%	5.19%	-5.74%	-2.97%	-13.66%	-7.71%
EWG	32.35	-0.13	-0.40%	0.19%	4.15%	8.05%	-8.59%	-5.93%	-7.04%	7.83%
EWH	18.71	-0.06	-0.32%	0.05%	5.29%	7.96%	-14.13%	-12.77%	-11.79%	12.37%
EWQ	36.06	-0.17	-0.47%	0.00%	4.73%	9.81%	-4.96%	-2.46%	-6.77%	-0.41%
EWJ	12.68	-0.19	-1.48%	-0.39%	1.04%	6.02%	-4.16%	-1.17%	-12.97%	-13.62%
TRF	58.60	-0.27	-0.46%	-0.85%	-1.23%	3.63%	-20.26%	-15.01%	-15.74%	-19.99%
EWS	13.24	-0.27	-2.00%	-1.05%	2.56%	13.75%	-1.85%	2.24%	-14.75%	2.16%
IFN	45.89	-0.51	-1.10%	-3.71%	-4.08%	15.74%	-25.86%	-22.22%	-14.14%	16.47%

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Japanese equity market ETF: EWJ

Here is the Japanese (EWJ) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

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U.K. equity market ETF

Here is the United Kingdom (EWU) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

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EWU Daily data:

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Canada's equity market

Here is the Canadian (EWC) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

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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	1.32	1.30	1.30	1.35
6 Month	1.52	1.54	1.47	1.48
2 Year	1.85	1.92	1.79	1.50
3 Year	1.80	1.82	1.67	1.46
5 Year	2.72	2.73	2.64	2.42
10 Year	3.56	3.54	3.55	3.52
30 Year	4.38	4.35	4.39	4.54

Municipal Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	2.53	2.54	2.56	2.59
2yr AAA	2.43	2.38	2.42	2.57
2yr A	3.02	3.03	2.63	2.63
5yr AAA	3.17	3.14	2.92	3.03
5yr AA	3.17	3.22	3.26	3.13
5yr A	3.40	3.36	3.45	3.40
10yr AAA	4.00	3.77	3.71	3.71
10yr AA	3.87	3.65	3.68	3.81
10yr A	4.35	4.13	3.94	4.19
20yr AAA	4.59	4.59	4.68	4.50
20yr AA	4.78	4.78	4.88	4.85
20yr A	4.70	4.70	4.86	4.89

Corporate Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	3.83	3.89	3.97	3.19
2yr A	3.78	3.81	3.87	3.16
5yr AAA	4.06	4.06	3.91	3.78
5yr AA	4.60	4.43	4.29	4.08
5yr A	5.11	5.08	5.01	4.53
10yr AAA	5.70	5.75	5.29	5.09
10yr AA	5.69	5.66	6.03	5.60
10yr A	5.38	5.42	5.51	5.94
20yr AAA	6.46	6.46	6.54	6.63
20yr AA	6.13	5.95	6.00	6.67
20yr A	6.33	6.33	6.40	6.49

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Here is the $USB 30-year Treasury Bond chart.

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US Bond Funds -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

SHY Daily data series chart:

IEF Daily data series chart:

TLT Daily data series chart:

AGG Daily data series chart:

LQD Daily data series chart:

TIP Daily data series chart:

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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
AGG	102.44	-0.00	-0.01%	0.86%	-0.39%	0.31%	0.78%	-0.07%	2.80%	2.53%
TLT	94.40	-0.30	-0.32%	0.50%	-1.36%	0.87%	0.02%	-0.18%	7.02%	7.58%
TIP	108.46	-0.19	-0.17%	0.13%	0.16%	-2.74%	1.71%	1.34%	6.88%	7.85%
AVB	102.24	-3.31	-3.14%	0.00%	-2.12%	14.93%	11.92%	20.75%	-15.39%	-21.66%
SHY	83.67	0.05	0.06%	-0.11%	-0.29%	-0.70%	1.62%	1.22%	3.23%	4.33%
IEF	90.38	0.01	0.01%	-0.22%	-0.92%	-0.90%	3.14%	2.27%	8.24%	9.27%
DRE	23.73	-0.61	-2.51%	-1.08%	-0.75%	11.78%	-7.38%	5.19%	-31.18%	-45.71%
NLY	16.29	-0.06	-0.37%	-2.16%	-5.57%	11.73%	-10.00%	-9.30%	6.40%	3.10%
EQR	42.11	-1.17	-2.70%	-4.86%	-3.26%	16.20%	15.59%	27.18%	-4.73%	-14.64%
FNM	29.00	-0.85	-2.85%	-7.94%	-6.96%	46.39%	-22.58%	-8.31%	-56.71%	-46.62%
CFC	5.720	-0.450	-7.29%	-8.04%	-8.92%	31.19%	-36.44%	4.57%	-71.54%	-83.01%
FRE	25.46	-1.14	-4.29%	-12.87%	-14.30%	46.41%	-22.24%	-4.86%	-59.46%	-57.48%

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

Interactive Chart of Daily Gold EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Spot silver chart for the week

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Interactive chart of the Silver Bullion index.

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Spot platinum chart for the past three days

Interactive Chart of Daily Platinum EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Interactive chart of the Platinum metal index.

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Spot palladium chart for the week

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Interactive chart of the Palladium metal index.

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Interactive Chart of Weekly Copper EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Interactive chart of the Copper metal index.

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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
EGO	7.390	0.070	0.96%	9.81%	7.10%	5.57%	19.19%	17.12%	21.75%	20.75%
AU	36.02	-0.01	-0.03%	8.66%	12.56%	2.91%	-21.46%	-23.72%	-18.34%	-21.70%
KGC	23.14	-0.25	-1.07%	7.78%	0.74%	-4.14%	14.84%	8.54%	53.86%	62.50%
AEM	68.55	-0.50	-0.72%	6.20%	-2.56%	-2.52%	21.28%	13.29%	34.12%	82.80%
GG	39.47	-1.05	-2.59%	5.37%	-1.35%	-3.57%	7.72%	4.22%	29.71%	53.76%
NEM	46.56	0.02	0.04%	3.93%	-0.56%	-5.71%	-11.13%	-11.78%	3.86%	6.72%
BVN	69.19	-2.80	-3.89%	3.44%	-0.14%	-6.73%	13.65%	10.12%	41.52%	121.27%
ABX	43.02	-1.03	-2.34%	2.62%	-1.22%	-12.29%	-6.52%	-12.70%	6.09%	46.68%
LIHR	31.77	-1.44	-4.34%	1.63%	-7.16%	-12.46%	-4.22%	-4.79%	-9.49%	18.10%
GFI	13.76	-0.10	-0.72%	1.62%	-4.91%	-8.14%	-10.65%	-17.65%	-23.00%	-28.26%
AUY	14.21	-0.36	-2.47%	1.21%	-15.97%	-18.71%	2.45%	-7.61%	22.82%	-4.12%
HMY	11.27	-0.23	-2.00%	-2.09%	-7.77%	-12.97%	4.84%	-5.77%	8.47%	-27.38%

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
Interactive Daily data
Interactive Weekly data

NXG GSS MNG DROOY MFN RNO RANGY MRB CLG
Interactive Daily data
Interactive Weekly data

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Here are the key Silver miners and the SLV ETF:

SLV SIL CDE HL PAAS SSRI SLW MGN

Interactive Daily data
Interactive Weekly data

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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