Year to Date Total Returns in US$ for all Assets
   
  Sorted by best performing stock market at the top Month End: Jan 2004
   
  Countries & Regions Forex Bonds Shares
   
  AUSTRIA -1% -2% 10%
  FINLAND -1% -1% 10%
  MEXICO 2%   9%
  INDONESIA 0%   9%
  TAIWAN 2%   8%
  KOREA 2% -1% 6%
  GREECE -1% -2% 6%
  HONG KONG 0%   6%
  ARGENTINA 1%   6%
  DENMARK -1% -1% 6%
  BELGIUM -1% -3% 5%
  HUNGARY -1%   5%
  SINGAPORE 0%   5%
  ASIA EX JAPAN 1%   4%
  MALAYSIA 0%   3%
  NEW ZEALAND 2% 1% 3%
  EAST EUROPE -3%   3%
  SWEDEN -3% -2% 3%
  EUROPE EX UK -1% 1% 3%
  SWITZERLAND -2% -5% 3%
  EMERGING MARKETS 0%   3%
  EUROPE -1% 0% 3%
  EURO-ZONE -1% 3% 3%
  PORTUGAL -1% 0% 3%
  WORLD EX US 0% 1% 2%
  IRELAND -1% -1% 2%
  POLAND -3%   2%
  NORWAY -5% -3% 2%
  WORLD EX JAPAN 0% 1% 2%
  WORLD 0% 1% 2%
  ISRAEL -2%   2%
  WORLD EX EUROPE 0% 2% 2%
  UNITED STATES 0% 2% 2%
  UNITED KINGDOM 3% -1% 2%
  GROUP OF SEVEN 0% 1% 2%
  FRANCE -1% -1% 2%
  JAPAN 1% 4% 2%
  ITALY -1% -1% 2%
  LATIN AMERICA 1%   2%
  NETHERLANDS -1% -1% 2%
  SPAIN -1% -1% 1%
  GERMANY -1% 0% 1%
  CANADA -3% -2% 1%
  CZECH REPUBLIC -4%   1%
  AUSTRALIA 1% -2% 1%
  SOUTH AFRICA -5% -10% -1%
  INDIA 1%   -2%
  CHILE 2%   -2%
  BRAZIL 0%   -3%
  THAILAND 1%   -8%
   
  Statistical Note: Bond and Share performance includes forex gains or losses  
 
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