Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, February 22, 2013

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VIX at Five-Year Low & 2013 High, All in the Same Week

*With a relatively positive run for equity markets and not much in the way of volatility, the CBOE volatility index, or VIX, started this week at more than a five-year low.

*Before the week was out, however, the VIX soared more than 20 percent to rise to its highest level of the year.

*In this week’s U.S. Review, we discuss how Fed policy has undeniably helped some parts of the economy, such as housing, while other areas, such as manufacturing, still struggle. To judge by the recent jitters in financial markets, the dichotomy is not going unnoticed.

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