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Precious metals, gold mining stocks, and Ethereum fell, but all other assets rose. The largest gains were in coffee, up 10.7%, crude oil, up 8.9%, and Japanese stocks, up 5.5%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 4.3%, platinum, down 3.8%, and gold stocks, down 3.1%.

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National currencies and bonds fell, cryptos and stocks rose, and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in Ethereum, up 6.2%, Bitcoin, up 5.9%, and Japanese stocks, up 4.3%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 15.9%, long term treasuries, down 3.2%, and the US Dollar cash and short term treasuries, down 2.8%.

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National currencies fell while other asset classes were mixed. The largest gains were in gold mining stocks, up 10.5%, crude oil, up 8.7%, and palladium, up 5.1%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 4.9%, the Chinese Yuan, down 4.1%, and the Canadian Dollar, down 3.4%.

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National currencies rose, cryptocurrencies declined, and other asset classes were mixed. The largest gains were in gold mining stocks, up 7.1%, the Chinese Yuan, up 5.4%, and cotton, up 4.5%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 6.0%, silver, down 5.1%, and Bitcoin, down 4.8%.

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Currencies, bonds and cryptos rose, while stocks and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in coffee, up 18.0%, Ethereum, up 13.4%, and cotton, up 13.0%. The largest losses were in gold stocks, down 5.7%, silver, down 4.4%, and palladium, down 2.0%.

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Currencies and cryptos rose, while other asset classes were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 10.4%, Ethereum, up 7.4%, and the CCi30 crypto index, up 6.1%. The largest losses were in Japanese stocks, down 2.7%, gold stocks, down 2.3%, and palladium, down 1.2%.

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Stocks and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and national currencies and commodities finished mixed. The largest gains were in the Chinese Yuan, up 8.6%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and the Dow Industrials, up 3.2%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 23.2%, silver, down 26.9%, and the CCi30 index, down 17.1%.

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Precious metals and gold stocks rose while all other assets declined. The largest gains were in platinum, up 8.5%, palladium, up 6.6%, and gold stocks, up 2.8%. The largest losses were all in crypto, as Ethereum fell 16.5%, the CCi30 index fell 13.9%, and Bitcoin lost 12.7%. Outside of crypto, the worst performers were cotton, down 8.0%, coffee, down 7.9%, and the Dow Industrials, down 7.3%. Cotton and coffee both closed at new-all-time lows.

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The first full week of the new year brought an abrupt trend reversal, as precious metals, copper and gold stocks rose while all other assets declined. The largest gains were in palladium, up 8.9%, platinum, up 7.2%, and gold stocks, up 5.0%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 4.7%, the Canadian Dollar, down 4.5%, and the Euro, down 4.3%.

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The New Year has brought a mostly upbeat week, with only three assets declining: platinum, down 7.2%, palladium, down 6.8%, and gold stocks, down 2.2%. The largest gains were in cryptocurrencies, as Ethereum and the CCi30 rose 11.2% and 9.4% respectively, while Bitcoin gained 7.4%. Outside of crypto, coffee, up 6.4%, and crude oil and the Euro STOXX50, up 5.3% each, made the largest gains.

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