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National currencies, cryptos and bonds fell, while stocks and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in Ethereum, down 10.7%, and the CCi30 index, down 9.0%, followed by Bitcoin, down 4.9%. The largest gains were in copper, up 4.2%, and crude oil, up 2.0%.

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This post takes a similar form to the weekly updates, but covers a longer time period, looking back 1, 2, 5, and 10 years. Ethereum and the CCi30 Crypto Index have no entry for 10 years ago, as their price data starts in 2015, but they will be included next year. Most of the table is red, meaning that just holding gold would have outperformed those assets over that time period. Green areas indicate the assets have outperformed gold. These are in crypto currencies, US stocks, and coffee.

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National currencies rose, cryptos and stocks fell, and bonds and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in the CCi30 index, down 10.7%, and Ethereum, down 9.8%, followed by silver, down 4.8%. The largest gains were in coffee, up 2.9%, and the Chinese Yuan, up 2.2%.

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Only Crude oil, up 5.2%, and Bitcoin, up 0.5%, made gains this week, all other assets were in the red. The worst losses were in long term bonds, down 5.3%, and coffee, down 4.3%, followed by the CCi30 crypto index, off 3.9%.

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Cryptocurrencies and bonds advanced, while all other asset classes were mixed but mostly higher. The largest gains were in the CCi30 crypto index, up 13.3%, Ethereum, up 12.1%, and the Euro STOXX 50, up 3.9%. The worst losses were in cotton, down 2.2%, followed by palladium and gold stocks, down 1.1% each.

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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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