1-Month Relative Performance Chart: Commodities, Currencies & Indices (Aug 2011) #2080825 (License: Personal Use)

This horizontal bar chart displays the 1-month relative performance of 35 financial assets-including commodities (gold, silver, crude oil), currencies (JPY, EUR), bonds (30-Year Bond), equities (S&P 500, Nasdaq 100), and indices-as of August 19, 2011. Green bars indicate positive returns, red bars negative, with values ranging from +16.7% (Gold) to -21.6% (Russell 2000). The chart highlights a risk-off environment, with safe-haven assets outperforming equities and energy.

Used in financial news articles, investment research reports, or market recap pages to illustrate short-term asset class performance trends; targets investors, analysts, and traders seeking historical context for 2011 market volatility following the U.S. debt ceiling crisis and European sovereign debt concerns.