National currencies rallied, but other asset classes were mixed. The best performers were all commodities: crude oil, up 6.3%, palladium, up 3.8%, and coffee, up 3.3%. The largest declines were in Ethereum, down 11.2%, platinum, down 3.2%, and silver, down 3.1%.

The US Dollar rose 1.8%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.7%. Long term treasuries fell 0.3%.

This was a generally down week, with all cryptos and stocks moving lower, and most national currencies and commodities falling. The best performer was long term treasuries, up 2.1%, followed by the Japanese Yen (the only rising currency), up 1.2%. There were two advancing commodities, silver, up 0.8%, and platinum, up 0.3%. The largest declines were in cryptos, especially the broad CCi30 index, down 13.4%, and Bitcoin, down 12.7%. Outside of crypto, the largest losses were in the Crude Oil, down 7.9%, and the Euro STOXX, down 7.2%.

The US Dollar fell 3.4%, and the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 each dropped 5.4%.

National currencies and bonds closed higher, commodities moved lower, and stocks and cryptos were mixed. The brightest spots were the CCi30 crypto index, up 3.3%, the Japanese Yen, up 3.1%, and Bitcoin up 2.6%. The Russian Ruble, not in chart, rose 3.0%. The week's biggest losses were in Ethereum, down 5.8%, cotton, down 4.9%, and silver, down 3.9%. The US Dollar rose 0.7%, and the Chinese Renminbi rose 1.9%.

Over the last two weeks, US stocks have hit a series of new all-time highs in dollar terms. However the USD itself has depreciated so much that the Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured in gold, at 529.1 grams, is 62% below its August 1999 all-time high of 1,393.2 grams. Similarly, the S&P 500 is 59% below its all-time high.

Cryptocurrencies advanced while other asset classes were mixed, stocks mostly higher, and currencies and commodities mostly lower. The brightest spots were coffee, up 7.5%, gold stocks, up 4.7%, and the CCi30 crypto index, up 4.1%. The week's biggest losses were in palladium, down 6.8%, and platinum, down 4.2%. The US Dollar fell 1.2%, and the Japanese Yen rose 0.7%.

This week, it was the Dow Jones Industrial Average that hit a new all-time high of $40,000.90 depreciating US dollars, but measured in gold, at 516.9 grams, it now sits 63% below its August 1999 all-time high of 1,393.2 grams.

Stocks and commodities were mixed, but other asset classes closed lower. The brightest spots were copper, up 4.0%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and palladium, up 3.4%. The week's biggest losses were in Ethereum, down 13.4%, and the CCi30 crypto index, down 11.1%. The US Dollar fell 2.0%, while silver rose 2.0%.

Although the S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high in US dollar terms, it finished the week down 0.1%, and at 72.8 grams, now sits 58% below its 1999 all-time high of 173.1 grams. Also of note, the Japanese Yen closed at a new all-time low this week.

Cryptocurrencies fell, and other asset classes were mixed but mostly lower. The brightest spots were crude oil, up 3.0%, the Chinese Yuan, up 2.7%, and long term treasuries, up 2.6%. The week's biggest losses were in the CCi30 crypto index, down 8.0%, Ethereum, down 6.2%, and the Euro STOXX, down 5.7%. The US Dollar fell 0.8%, and silver declined 4.3%.

Although most cryptos saw losses, the privacy coin Monero (XMR, not in table) was one of the week's outstanding performers, rising 9.8%. This is the latest in an 8 week string of gains that has boosted XMR 44.2% over the last two months.

Bonds rose and other asset classes were mixed; commodities were mostly lower, but stocks, cryptos and national currencies were mostly higher. The largest losses were in platinum, down 4.9% and the HUI gold stocks, off 4.2%. The week's biggest gains were in Bitcoin, up 4.4%, and the S&P 500, up 3.0%. Long term treasuries rose 2.8% while USD cash gained 1.6%. The only falling national currency was the Chinese Yuan, down 1.2%.

Over the longer term, crypto remains the place to be, with high double digit gains over the last year and triple digit gains over the last five years.

This week the markets have shifted into bull mode; except for gold stocks and a few commodities, assets are broadly in the green. There were only four falling assets, with the largest losses in copper, down 3.1%; platinum and the HUI gold stocks were each off 1.3%. Crude oil retreated 0.4%. The week's biggest gains were in Ethereum, up 23.5%, and cotton, up 8.8%. Coffee and silver also made strong gains, rising 7.5% and 5.7% respectively.

Over the longer term, crypto remains the place to be, with high double digit gains over the last year and triple digit gains over the last five years.

After two generally "up" weeks, the table has turned mostly red, with national currencies, cryptos, and bonds all down, and stocks and commodities mixed. There were only four rising assets, with the largest gains in silver, up 4.5%, and gold stocks, up 1.4%. Palladium added 0.8%, and the Euro STOXX inched ahead 0.2%. The week's worst losses were in crypto, as Ether fell 9.7% and Bitcoin dropped 6.3%. The Japanese Yen fell 5.1% to a new all-time low. Coffee dropped 4.0% and crude oil closed down 3.1%.

Over the longer term, crypto remains the place to be, with double digit gains over the last year and triple digit gains over the last five years.

Most assets were in the green, including stocks, bonds, cryptos, and most national currencies; commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in stocks, as the Euro STOXX rose 4.7% and the S&P 500 gained 4.3%. Gold mining stocks advanced 4.0%. The largest losses were all in commodities: coffee fell 3.0%, palladium dropped 2.0%, and silver declined 0.6%. Platinum, although little changed for the week, is hovering near its all-time lows. The Japanese Yen fell 0.4% to a new all-time low.