Cryptocurrencies moved higher, national currencies and bonds slid lower, and stock indexes and commodities were mixed. Bitcoin topped the winner’s list, rising 7.2%. Palladium also rose strongly, gaining 5.9%. The largest losses were in coffee, which fell 5.6%. National currencies all fell this week, led by the Euro, which dropped 1.8% (actually, the British Pound […]
This was a rough week for all assets except equities, and even they had mixed results, as the Japanese Nikkei index dropped 1.5% while the HUI gold stocks rose 3.9%. All other asset classes were lower. Cryptocurrencies took the largest hit, as they pulled back after five straight weeks of solid gains. Ethereum had the […]
Cryptocurrencies continued to rise, national currencies fell, and other asset classes were mixed. The biggest price swings were in the commodities. Coffee soared 11.0% to score the week’s largest gain. Crude oil continued to drop, falling 9.7% to close at 1.28 grams per barrel, the largest loss of the week. All national currencies fell, led […]
Cryptocurrencies and bonds rose again, stocks were lower, and other asset classes were mixed. Bitcoin added 8.6% for the week’s largest gain. The biggest losses were in crude oil, which fell 6.7%. National currencies were quiet, with the Japanese Yen rising 0.4% and the Chinese Yuan falling 0.2%. The US Dollar was off 0.1%. Short […]
Cryptocurrencies and bonds rose this week, while all other asset classes were mixed. Ethereum saw the largest gains, soaring 41.5%. The largest losses were in platinum and cotton, which fell 3.5% and 3.1% respectively. The Chinese Yuan fell 1.5%, the largest national currency decline in the chart. The Euro was also down, closing 0.5% lower, […]
Cryptocurrencies continued to rise, but most other assets were lower, led by cotton, which fell 10.7%. Bitcoin gained 9.9% to close at another new high for the year. Gold stocks had the second largest losses, closing down 4.8%. Among national currencies, only the Japanese Yen closed higher, adding 0.8%. The British Pound Sterling (not shown […]
Commodities closed lower, as did gold stocks, but major stock indexes, bonds and currencies moved higher, led by the cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin rose 9.7% to its highest price so far in 2019, closing at 140.3 grams. The platinum group metals had the largest losses, as palladium fell 4.6% to close at 33.1 grams, just above parity […]
National currencies and cryptocurrencies were lower this week; other asset classes were mixed. The largest losses were in Ethereum, which dropped 10.6%, and crude oil, which fell 1.9%. Coffee rose 3.6% while palladium added 1.9%, the largest gains this week. The weakest national currencies were the Euro and the Loonie, which dropped 1.4% each. The […]
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This was a short week due to Good Friday and the Spring holidays. Almost all assets closed higher; the lone exception was the HUI gold stock index, which dropped 3.3%. Cryptocurrencies were the largest gainers, as Ethereum rose 7.0% and Bitcoin advanced 5.7%. All national currencies were higher, led by the USD and JPY, which […]
Only bonds were lower this week; other asset classes were mixed. Still, the biggest moves were all to the downside, as coffee fell 3.4%, gold stocks dropped 2.1%, and long term bonds declined 1.5%. Copper had the largest gains, rising 1.3%. The only rising national currency was the Euro, up 0.4%. The Japanese Yen fell […]
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