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The post-election adrenaline rush may be over in the United States. Barron's reported:
"The new year began with high hopes, with the bulls expecting the rally that began with Donald J. Trump's election victory to continue into 2017, while the bears salivated at the opportunity presented by a market that had gotten way ahead of itself. Instead, the market has failed to break up or down...At his press conference last week, Trump covered a lot of ground...But he didn't cover the three subjects investors especially wanted to hear about - namely taxes, fiscal policy, and infrastructure. As a result, some of the primary beneficiaries of the Trump trade stalled: The S&P 500 Financials index declined 0.1 percent, while the energy sector dropped 1.9 percent."
Investors in the Asia Pacific region were less optimistic last week, too. Disappointing economic and international trade data from China unsettled markets, as did uncertainty about the global trade policies the new U.S. administration will pursue. National indices for Australia, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines finished the week lower.
In the United Kingdom, the FTSE 100 gained for the 14th consecutive day, closing at an all-time high for the 12th time in as many days, according to Trading Economics. Bloomberg reported European shares eked out a gain for the third straight week. Financials led the way after a large industry firm reported better-than-expected profits, inciting optimism about fourth quarter's earnings season.
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Data as of 1/13/17
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1-Week
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Y-T-D
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1-Year
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3-Year
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5-Year
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10-Year
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Standard & Poor's 500 (Domestic Stocks)
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-0.1%
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1.6%
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20.3%
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7.7%
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12.0%
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4.7%
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Dow Jones Global ex-U.S.
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1.0
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2.9
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12.2
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-2.3
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3.2
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-0.9
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10-year Treasury Note (Yield Only)
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2.4
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NA
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2.1
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2.8
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1.9
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4.8
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Gold (per ounce)
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1.2
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2.7
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9.4
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-1.6
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-6.2
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6.6
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Bloomberg Commodity Index
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-0.2
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-0.2
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14.0
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-11.3
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-9.3
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-5.7
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DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index
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-1.8
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0.1
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14.2
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12.3
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11.7
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4.7
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S&P 500, Dow Jones Global ex-US, Gold, Bloomberg Commodity Index returns exclude reinvested dividends (gold does not pay a dividend) and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; the DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index does include reinvested dividends and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; and the 10-year Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods.
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, Barron's, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. N/A means not applicable.
