2014.7.26 what to-watch
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Take a look at this week’s Chart Book from Accuvest Global Advisors with updates on the following: Global Financial Conditions Global Equity Markets Interest Rates and Fixed Income The Economy Major Currencies Commodities Investor Sentiment Accuvest Global Advisors is a California based RIA and sub-advisor of the AdvisorShares Accuvest Global Opportunities ETF (ACCU) and the AdvisorShares Accuvest Global Long Short ETF (AGLS).TRANSCRIPT
Charts to WatchGlobal Market Update
July 26 2014
Global Clients…Global Portfolios
disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for research use only. This bulletin is not intended to provide investing or other advice or guidance with respect to the matters addressed in the bulletin. All relevant facts, including individual circumstances, need to be considered by the reader to arrive at investment conclusions that comply with matters addressed in this bulletin. Charts and information used in this report are sourced from Bloomberg.
Financial Conditions
5
Developed Markets – Year to Date
6
Emerging Markets – Year to Date
7
The VIX Index (S&P 500 Implied Volatility)
8
Global Financial Stress Index (Higher Level = Higher Stress)
9
S&P 500 – This Week
10
10 Year UST Yields – This Week
11
Gold Price – This Week
Fixed Income & Credit
13
US Yield Curve (Current vs. 1 Month & 12 Months Ago)
14
UST Curve vs. US Investment Grade Curve
15
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Yield
16
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Yield
17
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Yield
18
Fed’s 5 Year Forward Breakeven (Inflation Expectations)
19
Investment Grade Bond Prices
20
Investment Grade Credit Spread (BBB – 10 Yr. UST Yield)
21
High Yield Bond Prices
22
High Yield Credit Spreads (HY – 10 Yr. UST Yield)
23
Emerging Market Debt (USD Denominated)
24
Emerging Market Bond Spreads
Global Equities
26
MSCI All Country World Index
27
S&P 500 Index
28
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australia, Far East) Index
29
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
30
Trend Analysis by Sector (S&P500)
31
Sector Performance by Region (YTD)
32
S&P 500 vs. High Yield Bonds (HYG) – YTD
The Economy
34
Last week’s Economic Calendar
35
Next week’s Economic Calendar
36
U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators
37
U.S. Economic Watch – Leading Economic Indicators
38
U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market
39
U.S. Economic Watch – Housing Market
40
US Auto Sales Total (Annualized SA)
41
NFIB Small Business Actual Capital Expenditures
42
Business 6 Month Outlook for CAPEX
Currencies & Commodities
44
World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (6 Month Spot Returns)
45
World Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar (Spot Forecast: Q4 2014)
46
US Dollar Index
47
Euro €
48
Global Commodity Prices
49
Continuous Commodity Index – 5 Years
50
Gold Prices – 5 Years
51
Crude Oil Prices – 5 Years