The EconomistApril 14th 2018 Economic and financial indicators 77Other markets
% change on
Dec 29th 2017
Index one in local in $
Apr 11th week currency terms
United States (S&P 500) 2,642.2 -0.1 -1.2 -1.2
United States (NAScomp) 7,069.0 +0.4 +2.4 +2.4
China (SSEB, $ terms) 326.7 +0.4 -4.4 -4.4
Japan (Topix) 1,725.3 +1.1 -5.1 -0.2
Europe (FTSEurofirst 300) 1,475.3 +2.5 -3.5 -0.8
World, dev'd (MSCI) 2,082.6 +1.0 -1.0 -1.0
Emerging markets (MSCI) 1,175.5 +1.7 +1.5 +1.5
World, all (MSCI) 509.4 +1.1 -0.7 -0.7
World bonds (Citigroup) 975.8 +0.3 +2.7 +2.7
EMBI+ (JPMorgan) 818.8 -0.1 -2.1 -2.1
Hedge funds (HFRX) 1,267.0§ +0.3 -0.7 -0.7
Volatility, US (VIX) 20.2 +20.1 +11.0 (levels)
CDSs, Eur (iTRAXX)† 57.3 -4.8 +27.0 +30.7
CDSs, N Am (CDX)† 63.4 -1.0 +29.2 +29.2
Carbon trading (EU ETS) € 13.4 +6.2 +65.2 +69.9
Sources: IHS Markit; Thomson Reuters. *Total return index.
†Credit-default-swap spreads, basis points.§Apr 10th.The Economist commodity-price index
2005=100
% change on
one one
Apr 3rd Apr 10th* month year
Dollar Index
All Items 152.3 154.9 +0.4 +8.8
Food 158.2 159.5 +0.2 +5.3
Industrials
All 146.2 150.1 +0.6 +13.0
Nfa† 138.8 141.1 -0.6 +2.1
Metals 149.3 154.0 +1.1 +17.9
Sterling Index
All items 197.3 198.8 -0.9 -4.1
Euro Index
All items 154.3 156.0 +0.8 -6.3
Gold
$ per oz 1,330.2 1,339.3 +1.0 +5.3
West Texas Intermediate
$ per barrel 63.5 65.5 +7.9 +22.7
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.Markets
% change on
Dec 29th 2017
Index one in local in $
Apr 11th week currency terms
United States (DJIA) 24,189.5 -0.3 -2.1 -2.1
China (SSEA) 3,359.9 +2.5 -3.0 +0.3
Japan (Nikkei 225) 21,687.1 +1.7 -4.7 +0.1
Britain (FTSE 100) 7,257.1 +3.2 -5.6 -1.1
Canada (S&P TSX) 15,257.9 +0.6 -5.9 -6.6
Euro area (FTSE Euro 100) 1,193.0 +2.3 -1.4 +1.4
Euro area (EURO STOXX 50) 3,419.7 +2.4 -2.4 +0.4
Austria (ATX) 3,365.1 -0.7 -1.6 +1.2
Belgium (Bel 20) 3,856.6 +1.3 -3.0 -0.3
France (CAC 40) 5,277.9 +2.6 -0.7 +2.2
Germany (DAX) 12,294.0 +2.8 -4.8 -2.1
Greece (Athex Comp) 799.3 +2.3 -0.4 +2.5
Italy (FTSE/MIB) 23,012.9 +2.5 +5.3 +8.3
Netherlands (AEX) 544.5 +3.5 nil +2.8
Spain (IBEX 35) 9,735.8 +2.3 -3.1 -0.3
Czech Republic (PX) 1,124.0 +1.1 +4.3 +8.1
Denmark (OMXCB) 884.2 +1.5 -4.6 -1.9
Hungary (BUX) 37,971.6 +1.9 -3.6 -1.2
Norway (OSEAX) 941.5 +4.3 +3.8 +8.7
Poland (WIG) 59,740.6 +2.4 -6.3 -4.0
Russia (RTS, $ terms) 1,083.5 -12.6 -6.1 -6.1
Sweden (OMXS30) 1,504.7 +0.7 -4.6 -5.9
Switzerland (SMI) 8,708.4 +1.8 -7.2 -5.4
Turkey (BIST) 109,253.2 -4.1 -5.3 -12.6
Australia (All Ord.) 5,925.8 +1.1 -3.9 -4.4
Hong Kong (Hang Seng) 30,897.7 +4.7 +3.3 +2.8
India (BSE) 33,940.4 +2.8 -0.3 -2.1
Indonesia (JSX) 6,360.9 +3.3 +0.1 -1.2
Malaysia (KLSE) 1,869.9 +3.0 +4.1 +8.9
Pakistan (KSE) 46,486.5 +0.8 +14.9 +9.7
Singapore (STI) 3,479.8 +4.2 +2.3 +4.4
South Korea (KOSPI) 2,444.2 +1.5 -0.9 -0.6
Taiwan (TWI) 10,974.0 +1.4 +3.1 +5.1
Thailand (SET) 1,763.2 +2.2 +0.5 +5.0
Argentina (MERV) 32,030.9 +2.3 +6.5 -0.7
Brazil (BVSP) 85,245.6 +1.1 +11.6 +8.4
Chile (IGPA) 28,082.3 +1.2 +0.4 +2.6
Colombia (IGBC) 12,304.1 +5.1 +7.2 +15.8
Mexico (IPC) 48,532.1 +2.3 -1.7 +5.3
Peru (S&P/BVL) 21,200.8 +0.9 +6.1 +6.3
Egypt (EGX 30) 17,944.0 +2.5 +19.5 +20.1
Israel (TA-125) 1,308.9 +3.1 -4.1 -4.8
Saudi Arabia (Tadawul) 7,802.7 -0.9 +8.0 +8.0
South Africa (JSE AS) 56,170.1 +2.9 -5.6 -3.0
Indicatorsfor more countries and additional
series, go to: Economist.com/indicatorsThe Economist poll of forecasters, April averages (previous month’s, if changed)
Real GDP, % change Consumer prices Current account
Low/high range average % change % of GDP
2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019
Australia 2.5 / 3.2 2.1 / 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.1 (2.2) 2.3 -2.2 (-1.8) -1.8 (-1.5)
Brazil 2.2 / 3.3 2.3 / 3.7 2.7 (2.6) 2.9 (2.8) 3.4 (3.5) 4.1 -1.2 (-1.3) -1.5 (-1.6)
Britain 1.2 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.5 (2.6) 2.2 -3.9 (-4.4) -3.5 (-4.0)
Canada 1.9 / 2.5 1.6 / 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.0 (1.9) 2.0 -2.6 -2.4
China 6.4 / 6.8 6.1 / 6.9 6.6 6.4 2.3 2.4 1.3 1.2
France 1.9 / 2.5 1.6 / 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 -1.0 (-0.9) -0.9
Germany 2.1 / 2.8 1.7 / 3.1 2.5 2.2 (2.1) 1.6 (1.7) 1.7 (1.8) 7.8 7.5 (7.6)
India 6.6 / 7.7 7.0 / 8.2 7.2 7.5 (7.6) 4.8 4.7 -2.1 (-2.0) -2.1
Italy 1.3 / 1.9 1.0 / 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 (1.1) 1.3 (1.4) 2.7 (2.6) 2.5 (2.3)
Japan 1.1 / 1.9 0.6 / 2.1 1.5 (1.4) 1.2 (1.1) 1.0 1.2 (1.3) 3.7 3.7
Russia 1.5 / 3.3 1.2 / 2.9 1.9 (1.8) 1.9 (1.8) 3.1 (3.3) 3.9 2.9 (2.7) 2.5 (2.4)
Spain 2.6 / 3.1 1.0 / 3.2 2.8 2.3 (2.2) 1.4 (1.5) 1.5 1.7 (1.6) 1.7 (1.6)
United States 2.5 / 3.1 2.1 / 3.5 2.8 2.5 (2.4) 2.4 (2.3) 2.2 -2.7 -3.0
Euro area 2.2 / 2.8 1.7 / 2.9 2.4 (2.5) 2.1 (2.0) 1.5 1.5 3.1 3.0 (2.9)
Sources: Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Decision Economics, Deutsche Bank,
EIU, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, ING, Itaú BBA, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, RBS, Royal Bank of Canada, Schroders,
Scotiabank, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, UBS. For more countries, go to: Economist.com/markets