Weekly Update 21 Aug 2026

Cryptocurrencies rose, national currencies and bonds fell, while equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were all in cryptos as Ethereum gained 28.3%, the CCi30 index rose 19.4%, and Bitcoin added 19.3%. Outside of crypto, gold stocks were the best performer, up 7.9%, followed by platinum, up 4.1% and silver, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in the Nikkei index, down 7.6%, followed by copper, down 6.2%, and the S&P 500, down 5.5%.

USD cash, short term notes, and long term bonds each dropped 4.2%. The Euro was the best performing national currency, falling 2.9%.