Champion's investment in 2011
Who is the champion of investment in 2011? Gold, oil or stocks? Is Not It. The best investment in the Jawara 2011 proved to be a u.s. government debt.
Despite the drop in the rankings ' AAA ' owned u.s. and rising public deficit, but it turns out that bonds us or US Treasury still just so hunting investors even recorded the best performance of the majority of assets other than in class during the year 2011.
Bonds US futures 10 years are able to deliver results to 17% during the year 2011, the largest gain since or in 2008. Another asset that yields high is the climb 10% gold and oil were up about 8% for 2011.
While the performance of the stock market recorded the worst because it is down more than 9% for 2011.
The growing concern about Europe's debt crisis, and also the policy of low interest rates that are applied to the US Central Bank has made to 2013 bonds is very attractive for investors.
Some of the Agency's bonds as Manager Bill Gross, PIMCO Manager which is the world's largest bond fund, was forced to free the betting big on bonds that are associated with the u.s. Government in mid-2011 after clearly visible bonds rally will not disappear in the near future.
"We started this year with a yield of 10 year bonds Futures at 3.3% and almost all of the agreed time, interest rates will not rise unless it wherever," said Kevin Giddis, President of fixed income capital markets Morgan Keegan, as quoted from Reuters, Monday (2/1/2012).
The yield for a 10-year bonds futures on Friday (30/12/2011) was at the level of 1,876%, below the psychological level of 2%.
Among those assets that have a good performance, gold was traded at the level of US $ 2,975 .60 per ounce in recent trade in 2011. The price of gold was recorded up 10.2% for the year 2011, which would mean an annual increase in a row for 11 years.
Gold still keeps track of the best action performance despite going on sale in recent weeks, along with the tight liquidity which forced investors to sell precious metals it to meet its
While crude oil was up 8.2% to US $ per barrel over the past year 98,83 2011, in the midst of instability of oil production in oil-rich countries such as Libya and also worries about Europe's crisis.
The most unfavorable for 2011 is the stock market. The pressure of the European crisis continued his grind the gain in the stock market and the euro. MSCI All Country index-World record slump 9.5%, although on the last day of trading in 2011 made up thin 0.3%.
Specific to the exchanges of Wall Street, the Dow Jones index recorded up 5.5% while the S & P 500 flat for the year 2011. In trading Friday (30/12/2011), the Dow Jones index fell 69,48 points recorded (%) to as low as 0.57 per 12.217,56. Standard & poor's 500 index also weakened 5,41 points (0.43%) to as low as 1.257.61″ and Nasdaq weakened 8,59 points (0.33%) to as low as 2.605 15.44278.
The single currency euro record elevation point in 10 years against the yen and closed weakened 3.3% against the u.s. dollar during 2011. On Friday, the euro weakened 0.1% against the u.s. dollar at US $ 1,2945.
"The Euro relatively still good enough in the middle of the crisis we have seen, but it looks like will face pressure in the new year 2012," said Simon Smith, economists from the FXPro.
"We have had great movement and sharp and now we're pretty flat for the year 2011," said Joe Saluzzin, co-manager Themis Trading.
