Cryptos and bonds rose; other asset classes were mixed, but mostly higher. The week's biggest loser was the HUI gold stock index, down 2.6%, followed by crude oil, off 1.7%. The largest gains were in cryptocurrencies, as Ethereum rose 13.5%, and Bitcoin gained 13.2%. Outside of crypto, the best gains were in coffee, up 9.7%, followed by the Euro STOXX50, up 4.9%. US Dollar cash closed up 0.9% after it (and most other major national currencies) made new all-time lows early in the week.
The Japanese Yen, which fell 0.3%, was the weakest national currency, followed by the Chinese Yuan, which gave up 0.1%. The strongest currency (not in table) was the Pound Sterling, which rose 1.3% (after hitting an new all-time low on Tuesday). Long dated US Treasury bonds rose 1.6%, USD cash gained 0.9%, and short term notes added 0.1%.
As mentioned above, equities saw some of the week's largest price swings, as gold stocks dropped 2.6%, and the Euro STOXX rose 4.9%. The Dow Industrials, up 2.5%, underperformed the S&P 500, which gained 4.6%.
Commodities rose, with the exception of crude oil, which dropped 1.7%. Coffee, up 9.7%, was the strongest commodity, followed by silver, up 4.1%. Copper gained 3.1% and platinum rose 2.0%, but palladium just broke even.
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