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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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National currencies, cryptos, and bonds all moved lower this week, while stocks and commodities were mixed, but mostly lower. Palladium had the largest gains, rising 3.9%. The only other assets in the green were the Dow Jones Industrials, up 0.9%, the S&P 500, up 0.2%, and silver, which closed unchanged. The largest losses were in cryptos, with the broad CCi30 index down 9.1%, and Ethereum down 8.6%. Outside of crypto, the worst losses were in cotton, off 2.2%, and long term treasuries and gold stocks, off 2.0% each.

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Stocks moved higher; national currencies, bonds, and cryptos declined, and commodities were mixed. The best performers were gold stocks, up 6.1%, and Japanese stocks, up 5.1%. The largest declines were in Bitcoin, down 5.6%, and the CCi30 crypto index, down 5.2%. Cotton and the Japanese Yen were tied for third place, down 3.3% apiece. The US Dollar fell 2.4% to a new all-time low of 12.5 mg.

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National currencies rallied, but other asset classes were mixed. The best performers were all commodities: crude oil, up 6.3%, palladium, up 3.8%, and coffee, up 3.3%. The largest declines were in Ethereum, down 11.2%, platinum, down 3.2%, and silver, down 3.1%.

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This was a generally down week, with all cryptos and stocks moving lower, and most national currencies and commodities falling. The best performer was long term treasuries, up 2.1%, followed by the Japanese Yen (the only rising currency), up 1.2%. There were two advancing commodities, silver, up 0.8%, and platinum, up 0.3%. The largest declines were in cryptos, especially the broad CCi30 index, down 13.4%, and Bitcoin, down 12.7%. Outside of crypto, the largest losses were in the Crude Oil, down 7.9%, and the Euro STOXX, down 7.2%.

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National currencies and bonds closed higher, commodities moved lower, and stocks and cryptos were mixed. The brightest spots were the CCi30 crypto index, up 3.3%, the Japanese Yen, up 3.1%, and Bitcoin up 2.6%. The Russian Ruble, not in chart, rose 3.0%. The week's biggest losses were in Ethereum, down 5.8%, cotton, down 4.9%, and silver, down 3.9%. The US Dollar rose 0.7%, and the Chinese Renminbi rose 1.9%.

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Cryptocurrencies advanced while other asset classes were mixed, stocks mostly higher, and currencies and commodities mostly lower. The brightest spots were coffee, up 7.5%, gold stocks, up 4.7%, and the CCi30 crypto index, up 4.1%. The week's biggest losses were in palladium, down 6.8%, and platinum, down 4.2%. The US Dollar fell 1.2%, and the Japanese Yen rose 0.7%.

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Stocks and commodities were mixed, but other asset classes closed lower. The brightest spots were copper, up 4.0%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and palladium, up 3.4%. The week's biggest losses were in Ethereum, down 13.4%, and the CCi30 crypto index, down 11.1%. The US Dollar fell 2.0%, while silver rose 2.0%.

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