National currencies and bonds moved lower, while other asset classes were mixed, but mostly lower as well. The week's best performers were crude oil, up 9.9%, platinum, up 3.5%, and Ethereum, up 1.0%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 5.0%, the Euro STOXX, down 4.3%, and the Dow Industrials, down 4.1%. The US Dollar fell 2.8%, and Bitcoin closed off 1.3%.
National currencies and bonds moved decisively lower, while other asset classes were mixed. The week's best performers were platinum, up 4.7%, gold stocks, up 3.5%, and the CCi30 "altcoin" index, up 2.6%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 8.6%, US stocks (S&P 500 down 7.3% and Dow Industrials down 7.1%), and long term bonds, down 6.7%. The US Dollar fell 4.8%, and Bitcoin closed off 1.4%.
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This week was a massive up-move for almost all markets. The week's only losers were gold stocks, down 4.5%, and coffee, off 1.0%. The largest gains were in Ethereum, up 13.5%, followed by the S&P 500, up 10.0%. The US Dollar finished up 4.4%, and Bitcoin gained 5.1%.
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Cryptos rose; other asset classes were mixed, with the largest changes in commodities. The week's biggest loser was crude oil, down 6.7%, followed by copper, off 3.5%. The largest gains were in cotton, up 5.9%, followed by the Dow Jones Industrials, up 3.9%. The US Dollar finished up 0.8%, and Bitcoin gained 3.1%.
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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.
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Commodities were mixed but mostly higher, equities were also mixed, but mostly lower; everything else was in the red. The week's biggest loser was the Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 4.9%, followed by the S&P 500 and the Chinese Yuan, which each dropped 3.7%. The largest gains were in the Nikkei 225 Index, up 3.4%, and crude oil, up 2.8%. US Dollar cash fell 2.3% to a new all-time low of 9.4 mg.
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The only asset in the green this week was the HUI gold stock index, up 13.2%; everything else moved lower. The week's biggest loser was Ethereum, down 18.3%, followed by long term bonds, which plunged 11.5% to a new all-time low of 837 mg. National currencies all moved lower, led by the US Dollar, which fell 5.4% to a new all-time low of 9.6 mg.
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Stocks and commodities were taken out to the woodshed for a severe beating and cryptocurrencies got off with a slap on the wrist. National currencies saw new all-time lows early in the week, but rebounded by week's end. The biggest gains were in long bonds, up 3.6%, followed by the Japanese Yen, up 3.2%. The largest losses were in copper, down 13.8%, followed by crude oil, down 10.1%. The US Dollar ended the week up 0.6%.
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Commodities were mixed, and gold stocks rose slightly, but everything else was in the red. The biggest gains were in silver, up 1.7%, followed by cotton, which rose 0.6%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 5.3%, followed by coffee and the Nikkei 225 index, down 4.8% each. The US Dollar (along with every other major currency) made new all-time lows this week, finishing down 1.9% at 10.1 mg.
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National currencies and bonds fell, while stocks, commodities and cryptos were mixed. The biggest gains were in copper, up 3.2%, followed by Japanese large cap stocks, which rose 1.7%. The largest losses were in cotton, down 4.3%, and silver, down 3.3%. The US Dollar (along with the Yen and Yuan, among others) made new all-time lows this week, finishing down 1.2% at 10.3 mg.
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