National currencies rose, cryptos and stocks fell, and bonds and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in the CCi30 index, down 10.7%, and Ethereum, down 9.8%, followed by silver, down 4.8%. The largest gains were in coffee, up 2.9%, and the Chinese Yuan, up 2.2%.
The US Dollar and short term notes rose 1.6%, but long term bonds fell 0.4%. The weakest national currency was the Yen, which advanced 0.1%.
Gold stocks led equities lower, falling 4.4%, followed by the Nikkei 225, down 2.3%. The S&P 500 outperformed, dropping just 0.4%.
Bitcoin continues to trade above the 1kg level, making a new all-time high of 1,251 grams on Wednesday and finishing the week at 1,161 grams, off 2.0%. Platinum rose 2.0%, but palladium closed down 3.0% at 10.95 grams, its lowest level since 2012.
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