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Digital tokens rose strongly, while other asset classes were mixed. Ethereum made the largest gains, rising a whopping 49.6% to close at 17.0 grams, while Bitcoin ended in second place, up 9.3%. Copper was in third place, rising 4.9%. The largest losses were in coffee, which fell 1.8% for the week, while the EURO STOXX 50 dropped 1.5% and platinum fell 1.4% to close at 21.9 grams per ounce, a new all-time low.

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Digital tokens and commodities were again mixed, while other asset classes were mostly higher. Bitcoin made the largest gains, rising 50.8% for the week to close at 399.3 grams. Cotton ended in second place, up 2.6%. The largest losses were in coffee, which fell 3.5% for the week, while gold stocks dropped 2.8% and platinum fell 2.6% to close at 22.2 grams per ounce, a new all-time low.

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Digital tokens and commodities were mixed, while other asset classes were unchanged or higher. Bitcoin made the largest gains, rising 34.0% to close at 264.8 grams, a new all time high. The largest losses were in silver, which fell 2.6% for the week, closing at 0.4 grams per ounce.

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This week, commodities were mixed, but all other asset classes were unchanged or lower. Bitcoin saw the largest drop, falling 9.5% to close at 159.1 grams after hitting a new all time high of 181.3 grams on Saturday the 4th. The largest gains were in coffee, which rose 1.5% for the week.

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The week of 13-Oct saw stocks, bonds and currencies lower, digital tokens much higher, and commodities mixed. This week, stocks, bonds and currencies recovered some of those losses, commodities were again mixed, and Bitcoin rose to new all-time highs while Ethereum gave up all of the prior week's gains. The largest gains were in Bitcoin, which rose 7.6% (on top of the prior week's 25.3% gain) to close at a record high of 145.3 grams. Gold stocks had the largest losses, dropping 1.2% this week on top of a 2.6% loss the prior week.

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Currencies, bonds and major stock indexes were higher, commodities were mixed, and digital tokens stabilized this week. The largest losses were in coffee and silver, down 2.9% and 2.0% respectively. The biggest gains were in Ethereum, up 4.0%, and crude oil, which rose 3.7%.

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Currencies, bonds and major stock indexes were higher, commodities were mixed, and digital tokens fell hard again this week. The largest losses were in digital tokens, as Ethereum fell 14.2% and Bitcoin dropped 12.1%. The biggest gains were in coffee and crude oil, which added 10.1% and 6.9% respectively.

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Currencies and commodities were mixed, while bonds, and stocks, and digital tokens were all lower this week. In a major reversal, the largest losses were in digital tokens, as Ethereum fell 23.4% and Bitcoin dropped 14.5%. The biggest gains were in silver and cotton, which added 2.1% and 1.8% respectively.

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Almost all asset classes were higher this week, with the exceptions of crude oil and platinum, which dropped 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. The largest gains were in digital tokens, as Ethereum rose 11.3% and Bitcoin gained 6.8%. Copper was also strong, adding 4.0% for the week.

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Bonds, stocks, and currencies were lower, but digital tokens and commodities were mixed. Bitcoin rose 12.2% while Ethereum dropped 5.2%. Coffee was the weakest asset class, falling 9.4%.

The Canadian Dollar and Chinese Yuan were the best performing national currencies, off by 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. The Euro fell the most, dropping 1.1%. Bonds were lower, with the 20+ year TLT off 0.6%, the 1-3 year SHY losing 0.8% and USD cash (notes of zero maturity) dropping 0.7%.

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