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Investors dumped stocks late in the trading session on Friday as sentiment shifted toward less risky assets. The combination of a stronger Dollar, monetary tightening in China and a proposal by Obama to end financial institution prop trading weighed heavily on traders this week.

Demand for safety helped to lower yields and boost the March Treasury Bonds and Treasury Notes this week. This bodes well for the next auction because it looks as if the Treasury will be able to offer lower yields. .

February Gold finished the week sharply lower as traders dumped commodities because of the weaker Dollar. News that China was beginning to shift toward a tighter monetary policy means less demand for precious and industrial metals. Furthermore, a slow down in demand will mean lower inflation which lessens the need for gold as a hedge.

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