Below is a graph of gold prices in both US dollars & the Chinese Yuan. Notice that the price change in Yuans and Dollars is exactly the same. (I'm sure glad China has stopped "pegging" the Yuan to the Dollar. )
The same type of chart is available for different time intervals by changing "d" to "30d", "60d", "6m", "1y", "10y".
Also, by substituting for the "euro" in the above links, the price of gold can be shown in Swiss Francs (substitute "chf"), British Pounds (substitute "gbp"), Japanese Yen (substitute "jpy"), Canadian currency (substitute "cad"), Chinese Yuan (substitute "cny"), Mexican Peso (substitute "mxn"), Australian currency (substitute "aud"), and South African Rand (substitute "zar").
* Currency changes can also be measured in gold price changes. The change in gold price in US$ vs. another currency indicates currency revaluation. For example a +2% rise in US$ gold price, with a 0% change in Euro gold price, indicates the dollar lost 2% against the Euro. From the above, the difference between the red US$ price, & the blue Euro price, is the valuation change between the US$ & Euro.
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CURRENCIES:
from Yahoo Finance Combined graph of 6 currencies, showing how many US dollars it takes to buy each foreign currency. An , or +value for a currency indicates the dollar 'd in value. (For example, a 0.2% in the Euro means the US$ has 'd in value by 0.2% against the Euro -- it takes 0.2% more $$ to buy 1 Euro. )
EURO: Monthly Bar Graph 2007 ------------ Chinese Yuan (# of $$ to purchase 1 Yuan) http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/CNY/hist2008.html YUAN: Monthly Bar Graph 2008 --------------- British Pound ( £ ) (# of $$ to purchase 1 Pound) http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/GBP/hist2007.html -------------- (The media usually refers to the price of the Yen in the inverse of the way it does prices of other currencies. Whereas British Pounds & Euros are usually referred to in # of US $$ needed to purchase 1 Pound or 1 Euro, the Yen is usually referenced as # of Yen needed to purchase 1 U.S. dollar)
Japanese Yen (# of Yen purchase $1) http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/hist2008.html *Yen measure here is the inverse of all the others (i.e., yen/dollar, instead of dollar/Euro, dollar/Pound, etc.) ----------------- (Regarding the Yen, it is also helpful to see it in the same terms used for the Pound, the Euro, and other currencies.)
The next 4 links are for selected time periods with the following 7 stocks shown on the same chart: 1. Dow Jones Industrial 2. S & P 500 3. NASDAQ 4. Freddie Mac (FRE) 5. Fannie Mae (FNM) 6. Bank of America (BAC) 7. Citigroup (C)
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Re: REFERENCE: Stocks, Bonds, & Prec. Metals « Reply #2 on Nov 27, 2007, 1:07pm »
I think the Financial Times has the most informative chart information on individual stocks. If you know the market symbols for a specific stock, you can substitute the symbols for those that follow the "asp?s=us:XYZ". For example, you can replace the CFC for Countrywide with the LOW of Lowes
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Re: REFERENCE: Stocks, Bonds, & Prec. Metals « Reply #5 on Mar 12, 2008, 3:10pm »
2-day Charts
from Marketwatch.com
It's often helpful to have a 2-day version of the indexes. Many economic data reports (GDP, Personal Income, Nonfarm Payroll Employment, CPI, etc.) are released at 8:30 AM, which is before markets open. As a result, it is difficult to determine the effect of the data on the markets, as the economic report(s) for the day may have already affected, causing the market to start out low.
Though the effect of a pre-market-opening data reports can be seen from 5-day market charts, a 2-day report is more useful.
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Treasury Bond Graphs 1990 to 2008 « Reply #6 on Apr 17, 2008, 1:42pm »
Below are 2 Treasury yield charts from bondsonline, separated by a chart showing the effective Fed funds rate. ( *It may take a few seconds for all 3 graphics to load completely.)
3-month Treasury yield, from 1/16/2008 to 1/10/2010
The date in the link can be changed to the current date to get the latest date available. (e.g., the "7/3/2008" part of the above link, which is not visible without right-clicking on the above link. For example, "4/15/2008" could be substituted for the "7/3/2008".)
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Treasuries vs Corp Bonds vs Muni vs CDs « Reply #7 on Apr 21, 2008, 12:07pm »
Below is a sample of the composite chart from bondsonline showing Treasuries vs. Municipal Bonds vs. Corporate Bonds vs. Certificates of Deposits. The Corporate bond section also shows the spread between the Treasury yield and Corporate Bond yields.
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*Disregard the word "spread" on the graphs below. The charts were designed to show 2 variables, instead of just 1. (Hence, they were designed to show the "spread" between the 2 variables.)
*Note: The scale is different between the Treasury & Corporate Bond graphs above
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These charts can also be done for shorter periods of time, by substituting for the month, day, and/or year. For example, here's the link for Corporate bonds for May 14, 2008 thru June 20, 2008 as shown below.
This is what the graph of the above link looks like:
10-year Treasury over same period *Again: Scale is different between Treasury & Corporate Bond graphs above
The ending date can also be moved back in time. For example, the period between April 3, 2008 and April 17, 2008 can be graphed, as per the link below:
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BKX=Commercial Bank Index XBD=Investment Bank Index XAU=Gold-Silver Index XOI=Oil Index DJI=Dow Jones Industrial ( yellow ) FNM=Fannie Mae (yellow-orange)
The above chart is of limited use, due to its small size. The larger-sized chart, however, is much more useful, and can be found here
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from: The Declaration of Independence: "all Men are...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted... whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it"
from: The Declaration of Independence: "all Men are...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted... whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it"
Below is the NY Commodities Index, which denotes futures for 17 different commodities, each contributing 5.88% to the total index.
Quote:
The above is only for 1 month. (It's the only graphic I can post).
But it extends out over 2 years maximum. (Go to the site to see the full 2-year trend.)
The commodities index has dropped from 600 at its peak in mid 2008 down to ~360 today. And yet, there's been little overall change in prices. Further more, gold has not fallen over that time, so the declines are even larger in the other areas. Below are the 15 components of the NY Commodities Index.
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Member "lookingforwork" and I have been discussing the connection between the Dow Jones falling and value of the dollar increasing. That relationship seems to be holding up. Yesterday the Dow fell and the value (price) of the dollar went up in most most foreign currencies, especially the Euro.
The same relationship has been noticed on many other days as well.
Yesterday the dollar was up early, while the Dow was down over -100 points as of 8:30 AM PDT.)
Has anyone else noticed this same trend? If you were a day trader of a stock or buyer and seller, it might be a way to pick whether to buy or sell on any specific day.
But I can't buy them myself, because I lack the "liquidity" to invest. But I'm certainly not insolvent. It's just that all of my assets are "mis-priced" by the current market. My assets really & truly are worth more than the market will pay. No, really. They are.
I know that my '94 Camaro is really worth $20K, despite the "mis-priced" market price of only $1,000. And I just know that the true price of my wife's '87 Honda Accord is actually $15K, not the $900 the market is willing to pay. In fact, all of my assets (like my baseball equipment and toothbrushes) are badly underpriced.
So I just need for someone to buy my underpriced (toxic?) assets at their true value, to get me spending again. You know — just to "clean up" my balance sheet, so I don't have to sell my mis-priced assets at fire sale prices.
I also need a capital injection. I'll even promise to keep executive salaries at Unlawflcombatnt Enterprises at under $500K per year, because I'm willing to do my part to help end the financial crisis.
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Re: REFERENCE: Stocks, Bonds, & Prec. Metals « Reply #20 on Feb 4, 2010, 10:08am »
This is probably just a repeat of some of the earlier graphs. But today's markets have fallen dramatically for some reason.
As of 10AM PST, the Dow is down -2.2%, Gold & Platinum -4%, and Silver -7%.
US Treasury yields are also down -2.0%, which means the secondary market price for Treasuries has increased by a corresponding amount. Which also means that unlike the Dow and precious metals, money is flowing in to Treasuries.
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