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Bonds moved lower, but all other asset classes were mixed. The worst losses were in silver, down 5.2%, followed by crude oil, gold stocks, and the Japanese Yen, which all dropped 2.0%. The largest gains were in the CCi30 cryptos, up 4.0%, and the Euro STOXX, up 3.2%. One stand-out was the Russian Ruble (not in table), which rose 4.8%.

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Stocks and commodities were mixed but mostly lower; all other assets were in the red. The worst losses were in cryptocurrencies as Ethereum fell 22.1% and the broad CCi30 dropped 19.6%. Bitcoin outperformed, falling 7.7%. Outside of crypto, the largest drops were in palladium, down 4.6%, and crude oil, down 4.2%. The only gains were in copper, up 5.2%, and coffee, up 4.7%, followed by gold stocks, up 2.4%.

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National currencies, cryptocurrencies, and bonds fell; stocks and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in crude oil, down 4.1%, and cotton, down 3.8%, followed by Bitcoin and the CCI30, down 3.6% each. The largest gains were in coffee, up 7.4%, and platinum, up 1.3%, followed by silver, up 1.2%.

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National currencies, cryptocurrencies, and bonds fell; stocks and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in the CCi30 index, down 7.5%, and Ether, down 6.9%, followed by crude oil, down 6.3%. The largest gains were in coffee, up 3.5%, and palladium, up 2.9%, followed by the Nikkei 225 index, up 1.9%.

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National currencies fell, cryptocurrencies rose, and stocks, bonds and commodities were mixed. The worst losses were in platinum, down 3.2%, and the Nikkei 225 index, down 2.0%, followed by the Canadian Dollar, down 1.2%. The largest gains were in the CCi30 crypto index, up 12.0%, and Bitcoin, up 8.8%.

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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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