Back to Normal? Not So Fast…
Just as most restaurants and business in cities with the most stringent COVID precautions/restrictions started to re-open, some of those locations are introducing new COVID precaution/restriction measures.
For example New York City mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced mandatory vaccinations for all newly hired NYC government employees and for anyone wishing to eat inside a NYC restaurant or visit a NYC gym or entertainment center (article here). How will these new mandates impact business and the economy going forward?
As of July 31st, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, the S&P 500 index of US stocks is up 17.0% year-to-date (YTD). The stock index has an average dividend yield of 1.4%.
Yields on the US Ten Year Treasury Bond dropped to 1.20% by 7/31/2021 and the S&P US Aggregate Bond Index, is down -0.3% YTD. The bond index has a yield-to-maturity of 1.2%.
The chart below highlights recent prices, total returns (total return always includes dividends), dividend yields, and trailing and forward-looking P/E’s (price-to-earnings ratio) for several S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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Market |
Closing Price 12/31/2020 |
Closing Price 07/31/2021 |
YTD Tot. Return 07/31/2021 |
Yield % |
Trailing Twelve Mo P/E |
Forward Estimate P/E |
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S&P 500 |
3,756 | 4,395 | 17.0% | 1.4% | 30.9x | 21.8x |
| DJIA | 30,606 | 34,935 | 14.1% | 1.8% | 28.5x |
20.2x |
| S&P US Aggregate Bond Index | -0.3% | 1.2% |
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*Statistics for S&P 500 index, DJIA index, and S&P US Aggregate Bond index from S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Disclaimer
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