Norway Treasury Holdings in 2015
Norway Treasury Holdings opened 2015 at $74B and closed at $69B, a -6.11% move for the year. The high of $74B was reached on January 31, and the low of $65B on May 31.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $74B | $74B | $74B | $74B | +0.00% |
| Feb | $73B | $73B | $73B | $73B | +0.00% |
| Mar | $72B | $72B | $72B | $72B | +0.00% |
| Apr | $67B | $67B | $67B | $67B | +0.00% |
| May | $65B | $65B | $65B | $65B | +0.00% |
| Jun | $67B | $67B | $67B | $67B | +0.00% |
| Jul | $67B | $67B | $67B | $67B | +0.00% |
| Aug | $69B | $69B | $69B | $69B | +0.00% |
| Sep | $70B | $70B | $70B | $70B | +0.00% |
| Oct | $70B | $70B | $70B | $70B | +0.00% |
| Nov | $70B | $70B | $70B | $70B | +0.00% |
| Dec | $69B | $69B | $69B | $69B | +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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