Sweden 10Y Bond in 2015
Sweden 10Y Bond opened 2015 at 0.78% and closed at 0.93%, a +19.23% move for the year. The high of 0.99% was reached on June 1, and the low of 0.34% on April 1.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.78% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 0.78% | +0.00% |
| Feb | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% | +0.00% |
| Mar | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.58% | +0.00% |
| Apr | 0.34% | 0.34% | 0.34% | 0.34% | +0.00% |
| May | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | +0.00% |
| Jun | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.99% | +0.00% |
| Jul | 0.81% | 0.81% | 0.81% | 0.81% | +0.00% |
| Aug | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% | +0.00% |
| Sep | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.71% | +0.00% |
| Oct | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% | +0.00% |
| Nov | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | +0.00% |
| Dec | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.93% | +0.00% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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