Here is some data to carry forward to 2017 with just a few trading hours left this year, The UK Referendum and the US Elections were two events that created  short term spikes in volatility. However, the real impact will be measure in years. GOLD in various currencies (1980 to Nov-end 2016) WORLD Indexes YTD
Jobs Report Non-farm Private Payrolls came at 156K vs. 170K consensus. Unemployment Rate came at 4.6% vs. 4.8% consensus. Average Work Week came at 34.4 vs. 34.4 consensus. Hourly Earnings came at -0.1% vs. +0.2% consensus. The report, not too hot and not too cold. The Rate Hike After this report, consensus is approaching 100% for
Stocks ended lower on investor anxiety over a recent run-up in global bond yields. Treasuries were slightly higher after a strong auction. The euro advanced against the dollar as a spike in German Bund yields generated demand for the common currency. Gold traded up, while oil soared after OPEC raised its world oil demand growth



