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National currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were coffee, up 5.4%, the Nikkei index, up 5.3%, and the Russian Ruble (not in table), up 3.7%. The largest losses were in gold stocks, down 4.7%, and silver, down 4.5%.

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National and crypto currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were all in crypto: the CCi30 index, up 9.6%, Bitcoin, up 6.1%, and Ethereum, up 5.1%. Outside of crypto, the big winners were cotton, up 4.1%, and copper and the S&P 500, up 3.3% each. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 6.0%, and palladium, down 2.5%.

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Crypto and bonds rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were the CCi30 crypto index, up 9.0%, silver, up 5.9%, and Bitcoin, up 5.7%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 9.8%, and cotton, down 5.2%.

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National currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 10.1%, the Chinese Yuan, up 3.2%, and Ethereum, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 5.1%, silver, down 3.9%, and coffee, down 2.5%.

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Commodities were mixed, but all other asset classes were in the green. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 13.3%, the CCi30 crypto index, up 6.3%, and Bitcoin and the Japanese Yen, up 5.8% each. The largest losses were in cotton, down 6.3%, followed by coffee, down 3.1%, and platinum, down 1.5%.

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Bonds rose, cryptocurrencies fell, and other investments were mixed. The largest gains were all in commodities as palladium rose 6.5%, cotton rose 3.7%, and silver added 1.5%. Outside of commodities, long term bonds were the best performer, up 1.4%, followed by the Dow Industrials, up 1.0%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 3.8%, followed by coffee, down 3.2%, and Ethereum, down 2.5%.

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Cryptocurrencies rose, national currencies and bonds fell, while equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were all in cryptos as Ethereum gained 28.3%, the CCi30 index rose 19.4%, and Bitcoin added 19.3%. Outside of crypto, gold stocks were the best performer, up 7.9%, followed by platinum, up 4.1% and silver, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in the Nikkei index, down 7.6%, followed by copper, down 6.2%, and the S&P 500, down 5.5%.

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National currencies, cryptos, and bonds fell, but equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 6.4%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and silver, up 3.6%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 6.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 3.7%, and long term bonds, down 3.2%.

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[Due to a spreadsheet update error, the previous post contained errors in stock, bond and commodity prices]

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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