National and crypto currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were all in crypto: the CCi30 index, up 9.6%, Bitcoin, up 6.1%, and Ethereum, up 5.1%. Outside of crypto, the big winners were cotton, up 4.1%, and copper and the S&P 500, up 3.3% each. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 6.0%, and palladium, down 2.5%.

The US Dollar outperformed all other major national currencies, rising 2.0%. Short term notes also rose 2.0%, but long bonds fell 0.4%. The only falling equities were the gold stocks, which declined 0.4%.

Crypto and bonds rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were the CCi30 crypto index, up 9.0%, silver, up 5.9%, and Bitcoin, up 5.7%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 9.8%, and cotton, down 5.2%.

US Dollar cash advanced 0.9%, making it the only rising national currency. Short term notes rose 0.7% and long bonds gained 1.4%. The S&P 500 closed the week up 0.8%.

National currencies rose, but all other asset classes were mixed. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 10.1%, the Chinese Yuan, up 3.2%, and Ethereum, up 3.1%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 5.1%, silver, down 3.9%, and coffee, down 2.5%.

US Dollar cash rose 0.7%, outperforming treasuries, as short term notes rose 0.3% and long bonds fell 1.0%. The S&P 500 closed the week down 0.1%.

Commodities were mixed, but all other asset classes were in the green. The largest gainers were crude oil, up 13.3%, the CCi30 crypto index, up 6.3%, and Bitcoin and the Japanese Yen, up 5.8% each. The largest losses were in cotton, down 6.3%, followed by coffee, down 3.1%, and platinum, down 1.5%.

US Dollar cash, up 3.3%, outperformed treasuries, as short term notes rose 3.1% and long bonds rose 2.5%. The S&P 500 closed the week up 3.4%.

Bonds rose, cryptocurrencies fell, and other investments were mixed. The largest gains were all in commodities as palladium rose 6.5%, cotton rose 3.7%, and silver added 1.5%. Outside of commodities, long term bonds were the best performer, up 1.4%, followed by the Dow Industrials, up 1.0%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 3.8%, followed by coffee, down 3.2%, and Ethereum, down 2.5%.

The US Dollar was the only national currency in the black, rising 0.4%. The Euro was the worst performing currency, falling 0.4%. Bitcoin finished the week down 0.2%.

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%.

National currencies, cryptos, and bonds fell, but equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 6.4%, gold stocks, up 3.9%, and silver, up 3.6%. The largest losses were in coffee, down 6.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 3.7%, and long term bonds, down 3.2%.

USD cash outperformed bonds, dropping 1.8% while short term notes fell 2.0% and long term bonds dropped 3.2%. The S&P 500 fell 2.4% while the Nikkei 225 index gained 0.8%.

[Due to a spreadsheet update error, the previous post contained errors in stock, bond and commodity prices]

Cash was king this week, as national currencies and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and equities and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 7.9%; tied for second place were the US Dollar and Japanese stocks, up 4.1%, and in third place, a tie between the the Euro and the Dow Jones Industrials, up 3.8% each. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 18.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 13.6%, and Bitcoin, down 13.5%.

Bonds trailed USD cash, as short term notes rose 3.6% and long term bonds advanced 3.3%. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% while gold stocks fell 2.5%.

The precious metals all declined; palladium lost 1.7%, and silver was down 0.2%.

Cash was king this week, as national currencies rose, cryptos and bonds declined, and equities and commodities were mixed but mostly lower. The largest gains were in the US Dollar, up 4.1%, the Euro, up 3.8%, and the Japanese Yen, up 3.7%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 18.2%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 13.6%, and Bitcoin, down 13.5%.

Short term notes fell 0.5% and long term bonds dropped 0.8%. The Nikkei 225 added 0.4% while the S&P 500 fell 2.6%.

Crude oil rose 3.6% while coffee fell 7.2%, the largest moves in commodities. Palladium lost 5.6%, and silver was down 4.1%.

Stocks and bonds rose, cryptos declined, and national currencies and commodities were mixed. The largest gains were in gold stocks, up 5.0%, Japanese stocks, up 4.7%, and the S&P 500 and palladium, up 1.4% each. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 9.6%, Bitcoin, down 3.6%, and Ethereum, down 3.4%.

The US Dollar fell 0.9% while the Chinese Yuan gained 0.9%. Short term notes advanced 0.2% and long term bonds rose 1.3%. The Dow Industrials added 0.9%.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed the week at new all-time highs (when measured in US Dollars), but they are down 69.9% and 74.8% respectively, from their all-time highs when priced in gold.