Weekly Update 9 Aug 2024

National currencies rallied, but other asset classes were mixed. The best performers were all commodities: crude oil, up 6.3%, palladium, up 3.8%, and coffee, up 3.3%. The largest declines were in Ethereum, down 11.2%, platinum, down 3.2%, and silver, down 3.1%.

The US Dollar rose 1.8%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.7%. Long term treasuries fell 0.3%.