The Case-Shiller numbers include a national index that is back to its 2003 level.
Some funds compete against a benchmark index that is partially hedged back to dollars.
Users can search those by keyword or phrase, or browse an index that is divided into hundreds of subcategories.
The first is that it is not just inflation as measured by the consumer prices index that is going up.
The Baltic Dry index, a shipping index that is considered a leading indicator on the health of the global economy, has plummeted.
There are more mundane, but important, features to salute: better navigation, with an index that is a real help to readers.
Dr Pendry's idea, however, is more radical still: a refractive index that is not merely less than one, but less than zero.
The one aspect of "The Fear Index" that is tired and familiar is its depiction of the rise of the machine-to-machine economy as murderous and menacing.
The index that is used to track the volatility of the markets, referred to as the VIX, fell this week to 13.45, its lowest level since 2007.
You can browse an alphabetized index that is separated into 16 categories, including houseplants and vegetables, for instance, or you can search by name.
The obesity rates were based on a bespoke indicator akin to the body-mass index that is used to gauge (roughly) whether a person is too rotund.
