December 1, 2008

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Interest Rates were updated with data through November, 2008:

Interest Rates - Monthly from as early as 1915
Real Interest Rates - Monthly from as early as 1914
U.S. Treasury Yield Curves - Monthly from 2000

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Interest Rates were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Interest Rate Swaps - Daily from May 2001
Interest Rates - Daily from 2000
Interest Rates - Weekly from as early as 1942
Interest Rates & Other Things - Daily 1970 to present
Mortgage Rates - Weekly from as early as 1971
U.S. Treasury Yield Spreads - Daily from 2000
U.S. Treasury Yield Spreads - Weekly from 1955

The following chart package in Economics - Surveys was updated with data through November, 2008:

ISM Manufacturing PMI and Diffusion Indexes - Monthly from 1950

November 30, 2008

The following statistical package was posted under Other Charts - Monthly Scoreboard:

11/30/08 Monthly Scoreboard

November 29, 2008

The following chart package in Other Charts - Relative Valuations was updated with data through November, 2008:

Relative Prices of Major Stock Indices - Monthly 1981 to present

The following chart packages in Other Charts - Inflation Adjusted Charts were updated with data through November, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Monthly from 1885
Grains - Monthly from as early as 1861
Industrial Metals - Monthly from as early as 1900
NASDAQ Composite - Monthly from 1971
Precious Metals - Monthly from as early as 1861
S&P 500 - Monthly from 1871

The following chart packages in Other Charts - Gold Adjusted Charts were updated with data through November, 2008:

Industrial Metals - Monthly from as early as 1900
Stock Indices - Monthly from as early as 1871

The following chart packages in Business Cycles - Business Cycles (trough to trough) were updated with data through November, 2008:

10 year U.S. Government Interest Rates (from 1945) - Monthly
Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. Business Cycles (from 1945) - Monthly
Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. Business Cycles (Inflation Adjusted - from 1945) - Monthly
Long-term U.S. Government Interest Rates (from 1927) - Monthly

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Softs were updated with data through November, 2008:

Cocoa - Monthly from 1927
Coffee - Monthly from 1890
Cotton - Monthly Cash from 1871
Sugar - Monthly from 1901

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Precious Metals were updated with data through November, 2008:

Gold - Monthly from 1800
Gold and other things - Monthly from 1970
Gold in selected currencies - Monthly from 1970
Palladium - Monthly from 1917
Platinum - Monthly from 1910
Silver - Monthly from 1861
Silver and other things - Monthly from 1970

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets -Monthly Chartbooks were updated with data through November, 2008:

Commodities - Monthly from 1970 - Arithmetic Scales
Commodities - Monthly from 1970 - Log Scales

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Industrial Metals were updated with data through November, 2008:

Aluminum - Monthly from 1920
Copper (LME) - Monthly from 1900
Copper (NY) - Monthly from 1900
Lead - Monthly from 1900
Nickel - Monthly from 1921
Tin - Monthly from 1900
Zinc - Monthly from 1900

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Indices were updated with data through November, 2008:

Dow Jones/AIG Commodity Index - Monthly from 1991
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index - Monthly from 1970
Reuters/CRB Continuous Futures Index - Monthly Cash from 1956
Reuters/CRB Total Return Index - Monthly Cash from 1982

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Grains were updated with data through November, 2008:

Corn - Monthly Cash from 1860
Soybeans - Monthly Cash from 1914
Wheat - Monthly Cash from 1860

The following chart package in Commodity Markets - Energy were updated with data through November, 2008:

Crude Oil - Monthly from 1913
Crude Oil and Other Things - Monthly from 1983
Crude Oil in selected currencies - Monthly from 1983
Heating Oil - Monthly from 1935
Natural Gas - Monthly from 1975

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Commodity Return Charts was updated with data through November, 2008:

Copper (LME) Returns - Monthly from 1900
Crude Oil Returns - Monthly from 1968
Gold Returns - Monthly from 1968
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Returns - Monthly from 1970
Reuters/CRB Continuous Futures Index Returns - Monthly Cash from 1956
Reuters/CRB Total Return Index Returns - Monthly Cash from 1982
Silver Returns - Monthly from 1900

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices Return Charts were updated with data through November, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Monthly from 1885
Dow Jones Industrial Average Total Return - Monthly from 1901
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 - Monthly from 1971
NASDAQ Composite - Monthly from 1971
Russell 1000 - Monthly from 1979
Russell 2000 - Monthly from 1979
Russell 3000 - Monthly from 1979
S&P 500 - Monthly from 1928
S&P 500 Total Return - Monthly from 1926
S&P 500 Total Return (Inflation Adjusted) - Monthly from 1926
S&P 500 Total Return Indices (Citicorp Growth & Citicorp Value) - Monthly from 1974

The following chart package in Financial Markets - Monthly Chartbook of U.S. Stock Market Indexes was updated with data through November, 2008:

S&P 500 GICS Sectors - Monthly from 1989

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Monthly with Indicators were updated with data through November, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Monthly from 1900 w-MA's
Dow Jones Industrial Average in Other Currencies - Monthly from 1970
S&P 500 in Other Currencies - Monthly from 1970
S&P 500 Composite GICS Sector Weights - Monthly 1989 to present

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Monthly were updated with data through November, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Monthly from 1885
Dow Jones Transportation Average - Monthly from 1885
Dow Jones Utility Average - Monthly from 1929
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 - Monthly from 1971
NASDAQ Composite - Monthly from 1971
Russell 1000 - Monthly from 1979
Russell 2000 - Monthly from 1979
Russell 3000 - Monthly from 1979
S&P 400 MidCap - Monthly from 1981
S&P 500 - Monthly from 1871
Value Line Arithmetic Composite Index - Monthly from 1983
Value Line Geometric Composite Index - Monthly from 1961

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Interest Rates were updated with data through November, 2008:

1 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Monthly from 1962
3 month U.S. Treasury Bills - Monthly from 1942
3 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Monthly from 1942
5 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Monthly from 1942
10 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Monthly from 1942
Interest Rates - Monthly from 1950
Interest Rates & Other Things - Monthly from as early as 1941 to present
Long-term U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Monthly from 1942

The following chart package in Financial Markets - Spot Currencies - Monthly Chartbook was updated with data through November, 2008:

Spot Currencies - Monthly from as early as 1970

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - Currencies were updated with data through November, 2008:

Australian Dollar - Monthly from 1913
British Pound - Monthly from 1900
Broad Dollar Index - Monthly from 1973
Canadian Dollar - Monthly from 1913
Euro - Monthly from 1971
Japanese Yen - Monthly from 1913
Major Currencies Dollar Index - Monthly from 1973
Mexican Peso - Monthly from 1919
Swiss Franc - Monthly from 1913
U.S. Dollar Index (DX) - Monthly from 1971

The following chart package in Financial Markets - Foreign Stock Market Indices was updated with data through November, 2008:

All Ordinaries - Monthly from 1980
CAC 40 - Monthly from 1988
DAX 30 - Monthly from 1960
FTSE 100 - Monthly from 1984
Nikkei 225 - Monthly from 1970
S&P/TSX Composite - Monthly from 1976

The following chart package in Other Charts - Stock Market Cycles was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Bull and Bear Markets from 1914
Bull and Bear Markets from 1942

The following chart package in Other Charts - Analog Charts was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Stock Indices' Comparisons

The following chart package in Other Charts - Commodity Cycles was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Gold Cycles from 1970

The following chart packages in Other Charts - Relative Valuations were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Relative Prices of Gold in other currencies - Daily from December 28, 2001
Relative Prices of Major Commodity Indices - Daily 1991 to present
Relative Prices of Major Stock Indices - Daily 1990 to present
Relative Prices of S&P 500 GICS Sectors - Daily from 1990

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Weekly with indicators were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

S&P Composite w/Valuation Measures - Weekly 1950 to present
S&P Composite with Price/Earnings Ratio - Weekly 1928 to present
S&P Composite w/Yield - Weekly 1928 to present

The following chart package in Economics - Banking System was updated with data through November 17, 2008:

Money Supply - Weekly from as early as 1976

The following chart package in Economics - Banking System was updated with revised data through October, 2008:

Money Supply - Monthly from 1960

November 28, 2008

The following chart packages were posted in Commodity Markets - Daily Commodity Chartbooks were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Commodities - Daily from December 29, 2006
Commodities - Daily from December 30, 2002
Gold in other currencies - Daily from December 29, 2006
Gold in other currencies - Daily from September 30, 2002

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - Daily U.S. Stock Market Indices Chartbooks were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

S&P 500 GICS Sectors - Daily from September 30, 2002
U.S. Stock Market Indices - Daily from September 30, 2002
U.S. Stock Market Indices - Daily from December 29, 2006
U.S. Stock Market Indices w/moving averages - Daily from December 29, 2006

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Daily with indicators were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average w/Moving Averages - Daily 1950 to present
NASDAQ Composite w/Moving Averages - Daily 1971 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/Moving Averages - Daily 1950 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) - Daily 1990 to present

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Weekly were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Weekly 1885 to present
NASDAQ 100 - Weekly 1985 to present
NASDAQ Composite - Weekly 1971 to present
S&P 500 Composite - Weekly 1928 to present

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Weekly with indicators were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average w/Moving Averages - Weekly 1885 to present
Dow Jones Industrial Average w/MACD's - Weekly 1920 to present
Dow Jones Industrial Average w/20 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present
Dow Jones Industrial Average w/30 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present
Dow Jones Industrial Average w/40 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/Moving Averages - Weekly 1928 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/MACD's - Weekly 1928 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/20 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/30 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present
S&P 500 Composite w/40 week Moving Average and Bollinger Bands - Weekly 1950 to present

The following chart package in Commodity Markets - Indices was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Goldman Sachs Commodity Index - Daily from 2000
Reuters/CRB Futures Index - Daily from 2000

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Precious Metals were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Gold, Gold/Silver Sector (XAU) & Gold/XAU Ratio - Daily from 2000
Gold Bugs Index - Daily from 2000
Gold/Silver Sector (XAU) - Daily from 2000

The following chart packages in Commodity Markets - Grains were updates with data through November 28, 2008:

Corn - Weekly Cash from 1970
Soybeans - Weekly Cash from 1970
Wheat - Weekly Cash from 1970

The following chart package in Financial Markets - Currencies was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

Spot Currencies - Weekly from 2000
U.S. Dollar Index (DX) - Daily from 2000

The following chart packages in Financial Markets - U.S. Interest Rates were updated with data through November 28, 2008:

3 month U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1950
1 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1962
2 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1976
3 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1950
5 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1950
10 year U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1950
Long-term U.S. Treasury constant maturity - Weekly from 1950

The following chart package in Financial Markets - Foreign Interest Rates was updated with data through November 28, 2008:

LIBOR - Weekly from 1987

November 26, 2008

The following chart package in Economics - Inflation was updated with data through October, 2008:

Other Inflation Measures - Monthly from as early as 1959

The following chart package in Economics - Consumer was updated with data through October, 2008:

Personal Income & Outlays - Monthly from 1959

The following chart package in Economics - Employment was updated with data through November 15, 2008 and November 22, 2008:

Unemployment Insurance Claims - Weekly from 1967

November 25, 2008

The following chart package in Other Charts - Margin Debt was updated with data through October, 2008:

Margin Debt on the New York Stock Exchange - Monthly from 1943

The following chart packages in Economics - GDP were updated with Preliminary Data for 3rd quarter, 2008:

Nominal GDP - Quarterly from 1947
Real GDP - Quarterly from 1947

November 19, 2008

The following chart package in Economics - Inflation was updated with data through October, 2008:

Consumer Price Indices (CPI) - Monthly from as early as 1913

The following chart package in Economics - Consumer was updated with data through October, 2008:

Housing Permits and Starts - Monthly from 1959

November 18, 2008

The following package in Economics - Banking System was updated with data through October, 2008:

Assets & Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States - Monthly from as early as 1947

The following chart package in Other Charts - Stock Market Capitalization was updated with data through October, 2008:

Stock Market Capitalization - Monthly from 1925

The following chart package in Economics - Inflation was updated with data through October, 2008:

Producer Price Indices (PPI) - Monthly from as early as 1913

November 17, 2008

The following chart packages in Economics - Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization were updated with data through October, 2008:

Capacity Utilization - Monthly
Industrial Production - Monthly

November 14, 2008

The following chart package in Economics - Consumer was updated with data through September, 2008:

Consumer Credit Outstanding - Monthly from as early as 1943

The following chart package in Economics - Consumer was updated with data through October, 2008:

Retail and Food Services Sales - Monthly from 1992

November 13, 2008

The following chart package in Economics - International Trade was updated with data through September, 2008:

Trade Balance - Quarterly/Monthly from 1960
International Trade in Goods - Monthly from 1985

November 7, 2008

The following NEW chart packages were posted under Financial Markets - Foreign Stock Market Indices:

All Ordinaries - Monthly from 1980
7 charts. 1 chart from 1980 (log scale). 6 charts by decade from 1980 (arithmetic and log scales).  All charts annotated with price and date of important tops and bottoms.

CAC 40 - Monthly from 1988
7 charts. 1 chart from 1988 (log scale). 6 charts by decade from 1980 (arithmetic and log scales).  All charts annotated with price and date of important tops and bottoms.

The following chart package in Economics - Employment was updated with data through October, 2008:

Employment Situation - Monthly from as early as 1939
Nonfarm Payrolls (Seasonally Adjusted) - Monthly from 1940
Nonfarm Payrolls (Not Seasonally Adjusted) - Monthly from 1940

November 6, 2008

The following chart package in Economics - Consumer was updated with data through October, 2008:

Auto Sales - Monthly from 1967

The following chart package in Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices - Monthly with Indicators was updated with data through October, 2008:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - Monthly from 1900 w-Volume

November 4, 2008

The following NEW chart package was posted under Other Chart - Valuation Models:

S&P 500 w/Implied Valuations - Monthly from 1959
9 Charts. Two panel charts showing the monthly S&P 500 and the implied value in the upper panel and the percentage above or below the implied value in the lower panel.  Items used for calculating the implied valuation are:  5 year U.S. Treasury Yield, 10 year U.S. Treasury Yield, Long-term U.S. Treasury Yield, Moody's Aaa Yield, Moody's Baa Yield, CPI Inflation plus 2%, CPI Inflation plus 2 1/2%, CPI Inflation plus 3% and the Graham and Dodd Valuation Model.

November 1, 2008

The following statistical package was posted under Other Charts - Monthly Scoreboard:

10/31/08 Monthly Scoreboard

The following NEW chart package was posted under Financial Markets - U.S. Stock Market Indices Return Charts:

Dow Jones Industrial Average Total Return - Monthly from 1901
7 Charts and a statistical summary.  Dow Jones Industrial Average Total Return monthly from 1901 and return charts for 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 5 years, 10 years and 20 years.