The Week that Was: CDS Spreads, Equities, Commodities

That was quite the fascinating week, whatever your market perspective might be.

Its not very often that I get to throw up 3 charts or tables, and they tell the entire story — but that is the case this week:

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CDS Spreads
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Commodity Deflation
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Asset Class Returns
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Sources:
A Thaw in the Freeze
RANDALL W. FORSYTH   
Barron’s OCTOBER 20, 2008
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB122429097633846693.html

Amid Pressing Problems, Threat of Deflation Looms
SUDEEP REDDY   
WSJ, OCTOBER 18, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122428776277746551.html

Hot or Not
WSJ, OCTOBER 18, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/hotornot.html

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