Commodities were all in the green and equites and national currencies were mixed; cryptocurrencies and bonds were in the red. Crude oil, up 9.4%, and coffee, up 5.2%, made the largest gains. Long term bonds, down 1.8%, and Bitcoin, off 1.6%, had the largest losses.

The Canadian Dollar was the only rising national currency, gaining 0.8%. The Japanese Yen and US Dollar fell the most, dropping 1.2% and 1.1% respectively. Long term bonds fell 1.8% and short term notes fell 1.0%.

Cryptocurrencies fell, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, off 1.6% each. The broader index of 30 cryptos was off 1.4%. Some of the smaller cryptos did well, however; for example, privacy focused Monero gained 10.5%.

The Dow Industrials declined 0.1%, but all other equity indexes rose. Gold stocks gained 4.9%, and the Nikkei added 1.1%.

Commodities were all higher, led by crude oil, up 9.4%, and coffee, up 5.2%. Platinum and silver lagged, gaining 0.4% and 0.6% respectively.

Year over year, cryptos continue to dominate. Ethereum was the best performer, rising 809.5%. Commodities were also power houses; crude oil rose 70.8% and coffee gained 65.7%. Among the equities, the S&P 500 was strongest, adding 38.4%. Gold stocks fell 18.8%, and silver dropped 7.3%, the only assets in the red for the year.

Cryptos rose, bonds fell, and other asset classes were mixed. The broad index of 30 cryptos, up 19.6%, and Ethereum, up 14.2%, were the week's best performers. Silver dropped the most, falling 6.9%. Gold stocks also underperformed, dropping 2.4%.

The Chinese Yuan was the best performing national currency (and the only one in the green, up 2.2%). The US Dollar dropped the most, falling 0.6%. Short term treasury notes also fell 0.6%, but long term bonds did better, closing off just 0.1%.

Cryptocurrencies went on a tear, with the smaller caps leading the way. The CCi30 index rose 19.6%, while Ethereum and Bitcoin worked their way higher to close up 14.2% and 10.9% respectively. These moves came in spite of a stream of news that many would call negative, including a major protocol hack and increasing calls for crypto regulation in the US.

The only equity market in the red was the HUI gold mining stock index, which closed down 2.4%, the second largest drop this week. The European STOXX50 led the gainers, rising 0.9%. The Dow Industrials added 0.2%.

Coffee was the best performing asset outside of cryptos, rising 3.2%. Cotton and platinum also were in the green, adding 2.2% each. Silver was the week's worst performer, falling 6.9%. Copper was little changed, down 0.1%.

Year over year, only gold stocks (down 15.8%) and silver (down 2.4%) are in the red. Cryptocurrencies outperform all other asset classes, as Ethereum has risen 825.3% and the 30 crypto index is up 366.5%. The second best place to be is commodities, where crude oil is showing a 77.6% gain and cotton is up 64.1%. The S&P 500 is the best performing equity index, gaining 45.2%. The US Dollar has risen 9.6%, but is eclipsed by the Canadian Dollar (up 15.8%) and the Chinese Yuan (up 12.5%).

Bonds and commodities were mixed, but other assets moved lower. The largest drops were in cryptocurrencies, where the broad index of 30 cryptos fell 13.4% and BTC dropped 8.0%. Coffee, which rose 5.4%, and platinum, which gained 3.0%, were the week's best performers.

A very rough week for the markets; every asset closed lower except copper, which rose 0.5%. The largest drops were in Japanese stocks, which fell 3.0%, coffee, which dropped 2.1%, and crude oil, which declined 1.9%.

The Japanese Yen outperformed the other national currencies by closing almost unchanged. The Canadian Dollar and the Chinese Yuan took the largest hits, falling 1.9% and 1.4% respectively. US Dollar cash closed down 1.1%. Short term notes were off 1.0% and long term bonds were down just 0.1%.

The broad index of 30 cryptos fell 1.7%. Ethereum spent most of the week in the green, reaching a high of 40.4 grams before settleing lower to close at 37.0 grams, down 1.3%. Bitcoin followed a similar path, peaking early in the week at 614.5 grams, falling to 565.7 grams on Thursday, and recovering to close the week at 582.1 grams, off 1.4%.

US stock markets were the best equity performers, as the S&P 500 declined 0.7% and the Dow Industrials gave up 0.9%. The worst losses were in the Nikkei 225, down 3.0%, and the HUI gold stocks, down 1.6%.

Copper, up 0.5%, was the weeks outstanding asset. Coffee, down 2.1%, and crude oil, down 1.9% were the weakest commodities. Silver was also weak, falling 1.7%.

Year over year the picture is much brighter: only gold stocks, down 13.8%, long term treasury bonds, off 10.9%, and the Japanese Yen, down 2.3%, are in the red. On the plus side of the ledger, cryptocurrencies continue to dominate, especially Ether, which is up 772.7%. Commodities are also very strong, especially crude oil, up 88.8%, and copper and coffee, up 53.9% each.