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2011 Archive Volume

In August 2011, S&P downgraded US sovereign credit for the first time. A six-month commodity rout followed across energy, metals, and agriculture—37 decision scenarios from June to January.

3 files in this volume

The year in numbers

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Replayable scenarios

This year's files

  1. 012011 Summer: The Commodity Rout — US Downgrade, Euro Contagion, and 37 Scenarios of Market Stress

    In August 2011, S&P downgraded US sovereign credit for the first time. A six-month commodity rout followed across energy, metals, and agriculture—37 decision scenarios from June to January.

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  2. 022011 US Property: The Tentative Recovery That Rewrote City Economies

    Spring 2011 — US housing emerged from its worst collapse in decades. Twelve city indices and two national benchmarks entered a fragile rebound that tested every investor's conviction.

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  3. 032011 Summer: The US Credit Downgrade and Global Forex Stress Test

    August 2011's unprecedented US sovereign credit downgrade sent shockwaves through forex markets, creating a 122-trading-day stress test across emerging and G10 currency pairs from June to December.

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