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Cash was king this week, as national currencies and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 7.9%; tied for second place were the US Dollar and Japanese stocks, up 4.1%, and in third place, a tie between the the Euro and the Dow Jones Industrials, up 3.8% each. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 18.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 13.6%, and Bitcoin, down 13.5%.

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Cash was king this week, as national currencies rose, cryptos and bonds declined, and equities and commodities were mixed but mostly lower. The largest gains were in the US Dollar, up 4.1%, the Euro, up 3.8%, and the Japanese Yen, up 3.7%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 18.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 13.6%, and Bitcoin, down 13.5%.

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Stocks and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and national currencies and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in gold stocks, up 5.0%, Japanese stocks, up 4.7%, and the S&P 500 and palladium, up 1.4% each. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 9.6%, Bitcoin, down 3.6%, and Ethereum, down 3.4%.

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National currencies and bonds fell, but all other assets were mixed. The largest gains were in silver, up 7.8%, the CCi30 crypto index, up 4.4%, and Japanese stocks, up 3.2%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 11.2%, palladium, down 6.7%, and coffee, down 6.2%.

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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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