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At the end of the week, a major event will take place in the cryptocurrency world. It's called the bitcoin halving. Scheduled 15 years ago, this process occurs approximately every four years, making bitcoin rarer over time. Preview below.

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The yen continues to plummet, France's debt-to-GDP gap with Germany widens further and Zoom goes boom! Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Global government bonds endured another tough week, weighed down by central banks' hesitance to swiftly normalize monetary policies, solid economic data, and intensifying geopolitical tensions. Amid these headwinds, the perception of fixed income as an unloved asset grows stronger. Consequently, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index has fallen 4.25% year-to-date, suffering its harshest start in over three decades, second only to 2022.

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21/04/2024

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