Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties in the first quarter, the U.S. stock market, represented by the FT Wilshire 5000 Index^SM, fell -4.84%, gold soared to historic highs, and the U.S. Treasury yield curve was down across most of the maturity spectrum.

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