Summary

• South Korea's KOSPI equities index sank 10.0% Tuesday, rallied 3.3% Wednesday and an additional 5.4% Thursday, before sinking 5.8% in wild Friday trading.
• The Dollar Index traded this week to a one-year high.
• Bitcoin dropped another $3,350, or 5.3%, to $59,850, the low back to September 2024 (down 31.7% y-t-d).
• The S&P 500 slumped 2.0% (up 7.4% y-t-d), while the Dow added 0.6% (up 7.9%).

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