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All kinds of assets ended Q1: gold rose by $500, bitcoin rose first and then fell

Affected by the repeated "Trump trade" and changes in the geopolitical situation, various assets swung sharply in the first quarter of 2025. Spot gold rose by 19% or about $500 in the first quarter, reaching a high of $3,127 per ounce, and COMEX gold futures rose by 19.6%. Spot silver rose nearly 18%, to a high of $34.56/ounce; WTI crude oil futures fell 0.6%, volatility between $65.22/barrel to $79.39/barrel, Brent crude oil fell 0.3%, volatility between $68.21/barrel to $81.73/barrel; Bitcoin fell 11.8%, the record high hit in January was close to $110,000/piece, and now fell back to the 82,000 dollar line; the dollar index DXY fell nearly 4%, offshore RMB rose nearly 1% against the dollar, currently located in the 104.1 and 7.26 line, the Russian ruble appreciated significantly, the dollar against the Russian ruble USD/RUB, down 21%; other metals, copper rose 10.3%, palladium rose nearly 10%, tin rose nearly 26%, platinum rose more than Eleven percent.