1-3Y Treasury (SHY) in 2015
1-3Y Treasury (SHY) opened 2015 at $84.54 and closed at $84.36, a -0.21% move for the year. The high of $85.09 was reached on October 14, and the low of $84.36 on December 31.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $84.54 | $84.98 | $84.98 | $84.54 | +0.52% |
| Feb | $84.92 | $84.7 | $84.92 | $84.6 | -0.26% |
| Mar | $84.6 | $84.88 | $84.88 | $84.54 | +0.33% |
| Apr | $84.88 | $84.87 | $84.96 | $84.83 | -0.01% |
| May | $84.8 | $84.87 | $84.89 | $84.72 | +0.08% |
| Jun | $84.78 | $84.86 | $84.86 | $84.66 | +0.09% |
| Jul | $84.75 | $84.86 | $84.98 | $84.75 | +0.13% |
| Aug | $84.85 | $84.78 | $84.93 | $84.71 | -0.08% |
| Sep | $84.77 | $84.99 | $84.99 | $84.66 | +0.26% |
| Oct | $84.95 | $84.83 | $85.09 | $84.83 | -0.14% |
| Nov | $84.74 | $84.57 | $84.74 | $84.54 | -0.20% |
| Dec | $84.58 | $84.36 | $84.59 | $84.36 | -0.26% |
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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