FXIS Market Insights

Here is our latest issue of market insights. Enjoy!

In This Week's Issue
• Weekly Snapshot
• Weekly Barometers
• Weekly Chart
• Recommended Read

Weekly Snapshot
• Investors rushed into safe-haven Treasuries again; 10-year yield near 2% (WSJ)
• 2-year Greek government bond yields rose above 47% on Friday (Bloomberg)
• U.S. nonfarm payrolls were unchanged in August, unemployment rate held at 9.1% (BLS)
• Brazil's GDP growth slows 0.8% in 2nd quarter as boom fades (Reuters)
• Brazil unexpectedly slashed its key interest rate to 12% from 12.5% (Reuters)
• Euro area unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10.0% in July 2011 (Eurostat)
• Eurozone inflation remained unchanged at an annualized 2.5% in August (Eurostat)
• China widens reserve ratio for banks to limit inflation (Bloomberg)
• U.S. home prices increased by 3.6% in the second quarter of 2011 (Standard&Poor's)
• U.S. consumer confidence slumped to 44.5, the weakest since April 2009 (Bloomberg)

Weekly Barometers

Weekly Chart 
The employment picture continues to be a major drag for the prospects of a sustainable economic recovery.  The chart below shows a particularly concerning element of the jobs picture: The long-term unemployed (red line).

More Signs Of The New Normal…
In view of the upcoming U.S. Labor Day, we’ll keep things a bit on the lighter side this week.  No commentary, just a selection of charts indicating the “new normal.” Enjoy! 

Ultra-low Rates

Higher Volatility

Sideways Markets

A Weakening Dollar

End of the Debt Super-Cycle?

Best wishes for a happy Labor Day week-end!

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