Commodities continued to rise last week, posting a second weekly gain. Stocks in emerging markets and foreign real estate shares also popped, generating similar increases. Together, the trio delivered relatively strong returns, in contrast with the rest of the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
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