The EconomistFebruary 24th 2018 Economic and financial indicators 77Indicatorsfor more countries and additional
series, go to: Economist.com/indicatorsOther marketsOther markets
% change on
Dec 29th 2017
Index one in local in $
Feb 21st week currency terms
United States (S&P 500) 2,701.3 +0.1 +1.0 +1.0
United States (NAScomp) 7,218.2 +1.0 +4.6 +4.6
China (SSEB, $ terms) 324.0 nil -5.2 -5.2
Japan (Topix) 1,761.6 +3.5 -3.1 +1.9
Europe (FTSEurofirst 300) 1,491.6 +1.5 -2.5 +0.2
World, dev'd (MSCI) 2,118.4 +0.6 +0.7 +0.7
Emerging markets (MSCI) 1,209.7 +2.1 +4.4 +4.4
World, all (MSCI) 518.9 +0.8 +1.1 +1.1
World bonds (Citigroup) 958.5 -0.4 +0.9 +0.9
EMBI+ (JPMorgan) 811.6 +0.7 -2.9 -2.9
Hedge funds (HFRX) 1,290.5§ +0.2 +1.2 +1.2
Volatility, US (VIX) 20.0 +19.3 +11.0 (levels)
CDSs, Eur (iTRAXX)† 51.6 -5.8 +14.4 +17.6
CDSs, N Am (CDX)† 55.6 -1.7 +13.3 +13.3
Carbon trading (EU ETS) € 9.6 +0.2 +17.6 +20.8
Sources: IHS Markit; Thomson Reuters. *Total return index.
†Credit-default-swap spreads, basis points. §Feb 20th.The Economistcommodity-price indexThe Economist commodity-price index
2005=100
% change on
one one
Feb 13th Feb 20th* month year
Dollar Index
All Items 152.0 154.0 +1.9 +3.6
Food 154.5 155.1 +3.1 -2.3
Industrials
All 149.4 152.9 +0.7 +10.6
Nfa† 138.1 138.6 -2.8 -5.0
Metals 154.3 159.0 +2.1 +17.9
Sterling Index
All items 199.2 200.0 +2.0 -7.8
Euro Index
All items 153.0 155.1 +1.5 -11.5
Gold
$ per oz 1,329.6 1,336.3 -0.1 +8.2
West Texas Intermediate
$ per barrel 59.2 61.8 -4.2 +14.3
Sources: Bloomberg; CME Group; Cotlook; Darmenn & Curl; FT; ICCO;
ICO; ISO; Live Rice Index; LME; NZ Wool Services; Thompson Lloyd &
Ewart; Thomson Reuters; Urner Barry; WSJ. *Provisional
†Non-food agriculturals.MarketsMarkets
% change on
Dec 29th 2017
Index one in local in $
Feb 21st week currency terms
United States (DJIA) 24,797.8 -0.4 +0.3 +0.3
China (SSEA) 3,350.6 nil -3.3 -0.7
Japan (Nikkei 225) 21,970.8 +3.9 -3.5 +1.5
Britain (FTSE 100) 7,281.6 +0.9 -5.3 -1.9
Canada (S&P TSX) 15,524.0 +1.3 -4.2 -4.9
Euro area (FTSE Euro 100) 1,195.3 +1.7 -1.2 +1.5
Euro area (EURO STOXX 50) 3,430.2 +1.8 -2.1 +0.6
Austria (ATX) 3,427.3 +1.2 +0.2 +3.0
Belgium (Bel 20) 3,950.3 +1.5 -0.7 +2.1
France (CAC 40) 5,302.2 +2.7 -0.2 +2.6
Germany (DAX)* 12,470.5 +1.1 -3.5 -0.8
Greece (Athex Comp) 838.7 +1.6 +4.5 +7.4
Italy (FTSE/MIB) 22,653.0 +1.0 +3.7 +6.5
Netherlands (AEX) 534.0 +1.6 -2.0 +0.8
Spain (IBEX 35) 9,823.3 +1.4 -2.2 +0.5
Czech Republic (PX) 1,111.2 +0.1 +3.1 +6.8
Denmark (OMXCB) 907.9 +1.9 -2.1 +0.6
Hungary (BUX) 38,971.9 +1.3 -1.0 +1.2
Norway (OSEAX) 909.5 +2.6 +0.3 +4.6
Poland (WIG) 62,603.3 -1.4 -1.8 +1.5
Russia (RTS, $ terms) 1,291.2 +3.7 +11.8 +11.8
Sweden (OMXS30) 1,575.1 +2.8 -0.1 +1.0
Switzerland (SMI) 8,989.0 +1.0 -4.2 -0.1
Turkey (BIST) 116,315.9 +2.5 +0.9 +0.5
Australia (All Ord.) 6,047.3 +1.8 -1.9 -0.9
Hong Kong (Hang Seng) 31,431.9 +3.0 +5.1 +5.0
India (BSE) 33,844.9 -0.9 -0.6 -2.1
Indonesia (JSX) 6,643.4 +0.7 +4.5 +4.2
Malaysia (KLSE) 1,858.2 +1.3 +3.4 +7.2
Pakistan (KSE) 42,919.8 -1.0 +6.0 +5.9
Singapore (STI) 3,516.2 +3.3 +3.3 +4.7
South Korea (KOSPI) 2,429.7 +0.3 -1.5 -1.8
Taiwan (TWI) 10,714.4 +2.8 +0.7 +2.2
Thailand (SET) 1,801.2 +0.5 +2.7 +6.3
Argentina (MERV) 33,042.3 +4.7 +9.9 +3.6
Brazil (BVSP) 86,051.8 +3.0 +12.6 +15.0
Chile (IGPA) 28,633.2 +2.2 +2.3 +5.6
Colombia (IGBC) 11,762.0 +0.3 +2.5 +6.8
Mexico (IPC) 48,535.6 +0.3 -1.7 +3.1
Venezuela (IBC) 5,260.5 +33.7 +317 na
Egypt (EGX 30) 15,244.5 +3.0 +1.5 +1.9
Israel (TA-125) 1,366.8 +1.9 +0.2 -0.5
Saudi Arabia (Tadawul) 7,505.6 +1.2 +3.9 +3.9
South Africa (JSE AS) 58,606.0 +2.1 -1.5 +3.8
Indicatorsfor more countries and additional
series, go to: Economist.com/indicatorsCorruption perceptionsSource: Transparency International2017 index
Very clean=100
020406080100
New Zealand
Singapore
Britain
United States
Israel
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Jamaica
Bahrain
Russia
Iraq
SomaliaRank out of 180 countries, selected8632103
135
169
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68At least 6bn people around the world live
in corrupt countries, according to Tran-
sparency International’s (TI) latest rank-
ing of corruption in the public sector.
Based on surveys with analysts and
business folk, TIfound 69% of countries
scored less than 50 (100 being “very
clean”) in its index for 2017. Somalia
languished at the bottom with a score of
9; New Zealand came top with 89. TI
highlights the inverse relationship be-
tween graft and free speech. Nine out of
every ten journalists killed since 2012
were in countries that scored less than- Bahrain suffered the biggest fall. In
June the government shut down the
country’s only independent newspaper as
part of a wider crackdown on dissent.