Deflation Arrives in the UK but “Avoided” in US?
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Deflation Arrives in the UK but “Avoided” in US?
September 9, 2009 – 1:05 pm | No Comment

Two contrasting statements are hitting the front pages today.  On one side of the Atlantic, deflation has arrived in the U.K. High Streets. A report from British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index shows that …

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Market Performance in 2008

Submitted by Big Bear on December 31, 2008 – 6:42 pmNo Comment
Market Performance in 2008

Well, 2008 is almost in the books…just 2 hours and 20 minutes of market action left. MarketWatch has published the following table to show global market performance for 2008.

Happy New Year to one and all.

 
2008: The year in markets
U.S. indexes
  Dow Jones Industrial Average -35%
  S&P 500 -39%
  Nasdaq -42%
  Dow Jones Financials -55%
  Amex Oil Index -38%
International indexes
  Germany DAX -40%
  FTSE 100 -31%
  Japan Nikkei 225 -42%
  China Shanghai Composite -65%
  Mexico IPC -24%
  Brazil Bovespa -41%
Currencies/commodities
  Gold +4%
  Crude -64%
  Dollar index +5%
  Pound vs. dollar -27%
  Dollar vs. yen -19%

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