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title: "The US dollar fell sharply while the Japanese yen surged, spot gold broke through 5,000 USD, and US natural gas futures prices rose by 16%"
description: "The US dollar fell, the Japanese yen surged, spot gold broke through $5,000, and natural gas futures rose by 16%. Nasdaq futures fell over 1%, and S&P 500 index futures dropped by 0.75%. The US dollar"
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# The US dollar fell sharply while the Japanese yen surged, spot gold broke through 5,000 USD, and US natural gas futures prices rose by 16%

> The US dollar fell, the Japanese yen surged, spot gold broke through $5,000, and natural gas futures rose by 16%. Nasdaq futures fell over 1%, and S&P 500 index futures dropped by 0.75%. The US dollar index declined by 0.52%, while the euro against the US dollar rose by 0.52%. The market remains vigilant regarding potential intervention by the Japanese government in the foreign exchange market. Investment should be approached with caution; this article does not constitute personal investment advice

Nasdaq futures fell more than 1% at the start of trading on Monday, while S&P 500 index futures dropped 0.75%. U.S. natural gas futures prices rose 16% due to the impact of winter storms. Spot gold broke through the $5,000 per ounce threshold. Spot silver briefly surpassed $106 per ounce for the first time, rising nearly 3% during the day. Earlier, the U.S. dollar index fell 0.52%. The euro rose 0.52% against the dollar, reporting at 1.1888. The dollar fell 0.89% against the yen, reporting at 154.32, and is currently at 154.77, with the market highly alert to potential intervention by the Japanese government in the foreign exchange market.

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