By Evelina M. Tainer, Chief Economist, Econoday
11/16/01
Treasury Securities
12/31/99
12/29/00
Year % Change
9-Nov
16-Nov
Week % Change
30-year Bond
6.48%
5.45%
-1.03%
4.87%
5.32%
0.45%
10-year Note
6.44%
5.11%
-1.33%
4.31%
4.89%
0.58%
5-year Note
6.28%
4.98%
-1.30%
3.61%
4.24%
0.63%
2-year Note
6.18%
5.09%
-1.09%
2.42%
3.06%
0.64%
Fed Funds Rate Target
5.50%
6.50%
1.00%
2.00%
2.00%
0.00%
Stock
Prices
DJIA
11497
10789
-6.2%
9608
9867
2.7%
S&P 500
1469
1321
-10.1%
1120
1139
1.6%
NASDAQ Composite
4069
2471
-39.3%
1828
1899
3.8%
Russell 2000
505
484
-4.2%
438
451
3.0%
Wilshire 5000
13813
12178
-11.8%
10297
10486
1.8%
Exchange
Rates
$/Euro
1.0008
0.9427
-5.8%
0.8945
0.8843
-1.1%
Yen/$
102.40
114.58
11.9%
120.20
122.82
2.2%
Commodity
Prices
Crude Oil ($/barrel)
$25.60
$26.80
4.7%
$22.05
$18.03
-18.2.%
Gold ($/ounce)
$289.60
$273.60
-5.5%
$277.40
$274.90
-0.9%
Weekly and yearly % change column reflects percent changes for all components except interest rates. Interest rate changes are
reflected in simple differences.