GDP: Gross Domestic Product in billions (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) β’ HY OAS: High Yield Option-Adjusted Spread in basis points β’ CPIAUCSL: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-84=100) β’ VIX: CBOE Volatility Index β’ STLFSI4: St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index (negative values indicate below-average stress) β’ Yields: Government bond yields in percentage β’ Metals: Spot prices per troy ounce (except Copper per pound) β’ Data providers: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), European Central Bank (ECB), Market data collectors