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National currencies, bonds, and major stock indexes declined, while cryptocurrencies advanced and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in the CCi30 crypto index, up 10.1%, Bitcoin, up 3.8%, and coffee, up 3.4%. The worst losses were in the Euro and the Nikkei 225 index, down 5.7% each, followed by the Euro STOXX 50 index, down 5.5%.

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Most markets continued to rally this week. National currencies, cryptos, bonds, and most stock indexes were in the green, while commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in the CCi30 crypto index, up 28.8%, Bitcoin, up 24.3%, and coffee, up 16.4%. The worst losses were in gold stocks, down 4.4%, and palladium, off 1.8%.

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This was a major up-week for most markets following the election of Donald Trump in the US, putting all but three assets into the green. The only losses were in palladium, down 8.3%, silver, down 1.9%, and the Euro STOXX, off 0.2%. The largest gains were in Ethereum, up 20.1%, the CCi30 crypto index, up 12.4%, and Bitcoin, up 12.3%. Outside of crypto, the best performing assets were US stocks, which gained 6.7%, followed by coffee, up 6.3%, and Japanese stocks, up 6.0%.

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Cryptocurrencies and copper rose, but all other assets in the table moved lower. The largest gains were in Bitcoin, up 4.3%, Ethereum, up 3.7%, and the CCi30 crypto index, up 3.1%. The only other asset in the green was copper, which gained 0.1%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 4.3%, and gold stocks, down 4.2%, followed by crude oil, down 3.3%. The S&P 500 dropped 1.5%.

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Commodities were mixed, but all other asset classes moved lower. The largest gains were in palladium, up 9.8%, crude oil, up 3.0%, and silver, up 2.5%. The only other asset in the green was platinum, which gained 0.2%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 9.0%, and Japanese stocks, down 5.2%, followed by gold stocks, down 4.6%. Coffee dropped 4.1% while the Dow Jones Industrials and Bitcoin each fell 3.4%.

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National currencies, bonds, and stock markets (other than gold stocks) all closed the week lower; cryptocurrencies moved higher, and commodities were mixed but mostly lower. Bitcoin and Ether had the largest gains, rising 7.2% and 6.0% respectively, followed by gold stocks, up 5.4%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 10.5%, and copper, down 4.7%, followed by Japanese stocks, down 4.5%, and cotton, down 4.0%.

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Stocks and cryptos rose, while other asset classes were mixed. Palladium and Japanese stocks had the largest gains, rising 6.5% and 2.5% respectively, followed by the crude oil, up 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrials, up 1.3%. The largest losses were in silver, down 2.7%, and coffee, down 2.0%, followed by long term treasury bonds, down 1.9%, and platinum, down 1.5%.

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Continuing the pattern of the last two weeks, national currencies and bonds moved lower and cryptos rose, while stocks and commodities were mixed. The broad CCi30 crypto index and coffee had the largest gains, rising 6.0% and 5.1% respectively, followed by the Nikkei 225 index, up 4.3%, and copper, up 3.8%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 6.0%, and palladium, down 5.4%, followed by gold stocks, down 2.8%, and long dated treasury bonds, down 2.4%.

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Once again, national currencies and bonds moved lower and cryptos rose, while stocks and commodities were mixed. Ethereum and silver had the largest gains, rising 3.4% and 3.3% respectively, followed by Bitcoin, up 2.9%, and cotton, up 2.7%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 5.4%, the Japanese Yen, down 3.2%, and the long dated treasury bonds, down 2.7%.

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National currencies and bonds moved lower and cryptos rose, while stocks and commodities were mixed. Bitcoin and the 30 crypto index had the largest gains, rising 9.4% and 9.1% respectively. Outside of crypto, gold stocks rose 9.0% and palladium advanced 8.1%. The largest losses were in national currencies, with the Canadian Dollar down 2.8%, The US Dollar down 2.7%, and the Euro down 2.6%. Bonds were also down; short term treasuries fell 2.5% and long term treasuries were off 1.8%.

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