For the period ending
December 31, 2015
S&P 500 – Year to Date S&P 500 – Month to Date
January 1, 2015…..2,058.90 November 30, 2015…..2,080.41
December 31, 2015…..2,043.94 December 31, 2015…..2,043.94
Change…..-14.96(-.726%) Change……-36.47(-1.753%)
Interest Rates
2 Year 10 Year Yield Curve
January 1, 2015….. .6645 2.17 1.505
December 31, 2015…. 1.0517 2.269 1.217
US Dollar
Index USD/YEN EURO/USD
January 1, 2015….. 92.09 119.78 1.2104
December 31, 2015….. 98.68 120.30 1.0858
Gold Inflation
January 1, 2015…….. 1,181.98 1.70%
December 31, 2015….. 1,060.50 1.80%
Change….. -121.48(-10.28%) .10 (.06%)
Commentary
Well the savior’s of our economy, better known as the Federal Reserve (Fed), have a few predictions for the upcoming years that I’d like to share with you. But first let me clarify the identity of “savior”, the only reason they can carry this moniker, is due to the supreme ineptness of our fiscal policy better known as Congress and the Administration. So what have they to say on the following matters?
GDP………………2016 | 2.2 to 2.7…………….2017 | 2.0 to 2.5
Unemployment Rate………..2016 | 4.7 to 5.1………..2017 | 4.7 to 5.1
Inflation…………….2016 | 1.5 to 1.9……………..2017 | 1.8 to 2.0
How’s that float your boat?!