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Bob LeClair's Finance and
Markets Newsletter |
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For the Week
Ending: |
Change |
Change |
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1/1/08 |
5/3/08 |
5/10/08 |
(Week) |
(Yr-to-Date) |
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Dow Jones Ind. Avg. |
13,265 |
13,058 |
12,746 |
(312) |
(519) |
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(% Change) |
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-2.39% |
-3.91% |
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S & P 500 Index |
1,468 |
1,414 |
1,388 |
(26) |
(80) |
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(% Change) |
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-1.81% |
-5.45% |
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NASDAQ Composite |
2,652 |
2,477 |
2,446 |
(31) |
(207) |
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(% Change) |
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-1.27% |
-7.80% |
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S & P 500 P/E Ratio |
18.6 |
22.6 |
23.0 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
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S & P 500 Div. Yield |
2.01% |
2.16% |
2.18% |
0.02% |
0.17% |
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T-bill - S&P 500 Yield |
1.33% |
-0.66% |
-0.50% |
0.16% |
-1.83% |
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30-Year T-Bond Yield |
4.45% |
4.58% |
4.52% |
-0.06% |
0.07% |
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10-Year T-Bond Yield |
4.03% |
3.86% |
3.77% |
-0.09% |
-0.26% |
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90-Day T-Bill Yield |
3.34% |
1.50% |
1.68% |
0.18% |
-1.66% |
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Yield Spread |
1.11% |
3.08% |
2.84% |
-0.24% |
1.73% |
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30-Year Mortgage |
6.17% |
6.06% |
6.05% |
-0.01% |
-0.12% |
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15-Year Mortgage |
5.79% |
5.59% |
5.60% |
0.01% |
-0.19% |
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1-Year Adjustable Rate |
5.53% |
5.29% |
5.29% |
0.00% |
-0.24% |
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30-Yr.
- 1-Yr. ARM Rate |
0.64% |
0.77% |
0.76% |
-0.01% |
0.12% |
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$ Value of Euro (€) |
$1.4612 |
$1.5424 |
$1.5482 |
$0.0058 |
$0.0870 |
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Japanese Yen (¥) / $ |
111.40 |
105.40 |
102.86 |
-2.54 |
-8.54 |
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Crude Oil, Spot Price |
$95.95 |
$112.60 |
$123.77 |
$11.17 |
$27.82 |
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Gasoline, Reg. ($/Gal.) |
$3.05 |
$3.60 |
$3.61 |
$0.01 |
$0.56 |
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