Financial Markets Update...

Key YTD Figures – Leaders … Gold +3.29%, Japanese Yen +2.94%, US dollar +2.6%, Silver +2.6%, Crude Oil +2.35%, S&P +2.04%. Laggers … British Pound -6.13%, Euro -4.88%, Swiss Franc -3.81%, Dow -.17%. Recent strength evident in commodities and commodity currencies (Australian dollar, Canadian dollar).