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The charts that matter: global bond yields take a dive
As government bond yields around the world take a big tumble, we look at the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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Gold has steadied after falling from its recent high.
(Image credit: Gold price chart)
(Gold: three months)
The US dollar index (DXY – a measure of the strength of the dollar against a basket of the currencies of its major trading partners) is also treading water.
(Image credit: US dollar index chart)
(DXY: three months)
While the Chinese yuan (or renminbi) just keeps getting stronger (when the red line is rising, the dollar is strengthening while the yuan is weakening).
(Image credit: USD/CNY currency chart)
(Chinese yuan to the US dollar: since 25 Jun 2019)
The yield on the ten-year US government bond has dropped back to a level not seen since early March.
(Image credit: US 10-year Treasury bond yield chart)
(Ten-year US Treasury yield: three months)
The yield on the Japanese ten-year bond has also taken a dive.
(Image credit: Japanese government bond yield chart)
(Ten-year Japanese government bond yield: three months)
And the yield on the ten-year German Bund, followed suit.
(Image credit: German Bund yield chart)
(Ten-year Bund yield: three months)
Copper is drifting from its recent high.
(Image credit: Copper price chart)
(Copper: nine months)
The closely-related Aussie dollar continued to meander sideways.
(Image credit: AUD/USD currency chart)
(Aussie dollar vs US dollar exchange rate: three months)
Bitcoin has so far failed to regain its recent losses.
(Image credit: Bitcoin price chart)
(Bitcoin: three months)
US weekly initial jobless claims took another fall, down 9,000 to 376,000, compared to 385,000 last week. The four-week moving average fell to 402,500, down 25,500 from 428,000 the week before.
(Image credit: US initial weekly jobless claims chart)
(US initial jobless claims, four-week moving average: since Jan 2020)
And Tesla made something of a recovery after the previous week’s losses.
(Image credit: Tesla share price chart)
(Tesla: three months)
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