Treasuries rose, cryptocurrencies fell, and all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were coffee, up 6.4%, long term bonds, up 2.6%, and cotton, up 2.1%. The largest losses were in Japanese stocks, down 5.5%, and silver, down 4.2%.

US Dollar cash fell 0.1%, while short term notes rose 0.1%. Bitcoin dropped 1.3%, and the CCi30 crypto index fell 2.9%. The S&P 500 closed down 2.0%, but the Dow Industrial Average rose 0.6%.


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National currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were coffee, up 5.4%, the Nikkei index, up 5.3%, and the Russian Ruble (not in table), up 3.7%. The largest losses were in gold stocks, down 4.7%, and silver, down 4.5%.

US Dollar cash outperformed its debt instruments, rising 1.7%, while short term notes rose 1.5%, and long bonds fell 0.7%. Bitcoin added 2.2%, but the CCi30 crypto index declined 0.7%.


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National and crypto currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were all in crypto: the CCi30 index, up 9.6%, Bitcoin, up 6.1%, and Ethereum, up 5.1%. Outside of crypto, the big winners were cotton, up 4.1%, and copper and the S&P 500, up 3.3% each. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 6.0%, and palladium, down 2.5%.

The US Dollar outperformed all other major national currencies, rising 2.0%. Short term notes also rose 2.0%, but long bonds fell 0.4%. The only falling equities were the gold stocks, which declined 0.4%.


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Crypto and bonds rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were the CCi30 crypto index, up 9.0%, silver, up 5.9%, and Bitcoin, up 5.7%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 9.8%, and cotton, down 5.2%.

US Dollar cash advanced 0.9%, making it the only rising national currency. Short term notes rose 0.7% and long bonds gained 1.4%. The S&P 500 closed the week up 0.8%.


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National currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 10.1%, the Chinese Yuan, up 3.2%, and Ethereum, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 5.1%, silver, down 3.9%, and coffee, down 2.5%.

US Dollar cash rose 0.7%, outperforming treasuries, as short term notes rose 0.3% and long bonds fell 1.0%. The S&P 500 closed the week down 0.1%.


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Commodities were mixed, but all other asset classes were in the green. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 13.3%, the CCi30 crypto index, up 6.3%, and Bitcoin and the Japanese Yen, up 5.8% each. The largest losses were in cotton, down 6.3%, followed by coffee, down 3.1%, and platinum, down 1.5%.

US Dollar cash, up 3.3%, outperformed treasuries, as short term notes rose 3.1% and long bonds rose 2.5%. The S&P 500 closed the week up 3.4%.


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Bonds rose, cryptocurrencies fell, and other investments were mixed. The largest gains were all in commodities as palladium rose 6.5%, cotton rose 3.7%, and silver added 1.5%. Outside of commodities, long term bonds were the best performer, up 1.4%, followed by the Dow Industrials, up 1.0%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 3.8%, followed by coffee, down 3.2%, and Ethereum, down 2.5%.

The US Dollar was the only national currency in the black, rising 0.4%. The Euro was the worst performing currency, falling 0.4%. Bitcoin finished the week down 0.2%.


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Cryptocurrencies rose, national currencies and bonds fell, while equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were all in cryptos as Ethereum gained 28.3%, the CCi30 index rose 19.4%, and Bitcoin added 19.3%. Outside of crypto, gold stocks were the best performer, up 7.9%, followed by platinum, up 4.1% and silver, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in the Nikkei index, down 7.6%, followed by copper, down 6.2%, and the S&P 500, down 5.5%.

USD cash, short term notes, and long term bonds each dropped 4.2%. The Euro was the best performing national currency, falling 2.9%.


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National currencies, cryptos, and bonds fell, but equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 6.4%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and silver, up 3.6%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 6.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 3.7%, and long term bonds, down 3.2%.

USD cash outperformed bonds, dropping 1.8% while short term notes fell 2.0% and long term bonds dropped 3.2%. The S&P 500 fell 2.4% while the Nikkei 225 index gained 0.8%.


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[Due to a spreadsheet update error, the previous post contained errors in stock, bond and commodity prices]

Cash was king this week, as national currencies and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 7.9%; tied for second place were the US Dollar and Japanese stocks, up 4.1%, and in third place, a tie between the the Euro and the Dow Jones Industrials, up 3.8% each. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 18.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 13.6%, and Bitcoin, down 13.5%.

Bonds trailed USD cash, as short term notes rose 3.6% and long term bonds advanced 3.3%. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% while gold stocks fell 2.5%.

The precious metals all declined; palladium lost 1.7%, and silver was down 0.2%.


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