Commodities were mixed and gold stocks rose, but all other assets moved lower. The largest gains were in coffee, up 8.4%, and silver, up 5.1%. The worst losses were in the CCi30 crypto index, down 10.3%, and cotton, off 9.1%. Gold mining shares rose 3.3%, while the Nikkei fell 7.1% and the Dow Industrials dropped 5.8%. The US Dollar fell 3.7%, as it and every other major national currency (except the Ruble) hit new all-time lows. Over the last 5 years, only cryptocurrencies and coffee have made significant gains. ETH is the leader, up 1,073%, followed by BTC, up 657%. Coffee is up 28%. The S&a ..read more

Only cryptocurrencies, precious metals and gold stocks advanced, other assets declined. The 30 crypto index was the best performing asset, rising 8.0%, followed by Ethereum, up 7.1%. Palladium rose 5.3% and Bitcoin gained 3.3%. The worst losses were in crude oil, down 7.9%, and cotton, down 7.8%. The US Dollar dropped 5.6% to a new all-time low of 14.3 mg (the EUR, JPY, CAD, CHF, GBP, and AUD, among others, also made new all-time lows this week.) Click for PDF version ..read more

National currencies and bonds fell, cryptocurrencies charged higher, and stocks and commodities were mixed. Bitcoin was the best performing asset, rising 21.4%, followed by the CCi30 crypto index, up 17.9%. Palladium fell 5.0% and crude oil rose 3.4%. The US Dollar dropped 1.1% and sits just 1.4% above it's all-time low. The Russian Ruble (not in table) was the only major currency to see gains, rising 2.3% for the week. Click for PDF version ..read more

Cryptocurrencies were mixed, but other asset classes were in the green or unchanged. Crude oil was the best performing asset, rising 6.8%, followed by coffee, up 5.2%, and the Euro STOXX, up 3.7%. The largest losses were in Ethereum, down 8.4% and the CCI30 crypto index, off 2.0%. The US Dollar finished the week up 0.5%, while Bitcoin gained 1.1%. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%. Click for PDF version ..read more

Stocks and bonds rose, but other asset classes were mixed. Ethereum was the best performing asset, shooting 11.4% higher on ETF speculation, followed by the Nikkei 225, up 6.5%, and the S&P 500, up 1.9%. The largest losses were in palladium, down 4.2%, platinum, down 2.9%, and Bitcoin, off 2.7%. The US Dollar finished the week unchanged (the CNY also shows unchanged, but that is due to the Shanghai Gold Exchange being closed for a long New Years celebration.) Not shown on the chart is the Russian Ruble, which outpaced other currencies to rise 2.9% this week. Click for PDF version ..read more

Stocks rose, cryptocurrencies fell, and other asset classes were mixed. Palladium was the best performing asset, rocketing 14.5% higher, followed by coffee, up 7.7%, and long term treasuries, up 4.0%. The largest losses were in Bitcoin, down 6.1%, the CCi30 crypto index, down 4.2%, and cotton, off 3.0%. The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, but was outdone by gold stocks, up 2.7%, and Japanese stocks, up 2.8%. The US Dollar finished the week down 1.2%, although most other national currencies managed small gains. Click for PDF version ..read more

National currencies fell, but other asset classes were mixed. Coffee was the best performing asset, gaining 6.2%, followed by gold stocks, up 5.7%. The largest losses were in crude oil, down 4.1%, and the Euro, off 2.7%. Silver gained 3.8% while Ethereum fell 2.6%. The US Dollar finished the week down 2.2%, but long term bonds rose 1.3%. Over the last five years, cryptocurrency investing has been the best way, by far, to grow your wealth as measured in gold. Ethereum has returned 10 to 1 and Bitcoin has returned 5 to 1. Even a basket of smaller cryptos has returned more than 2 to 1. Outside of ..read more

Stocks and commodities were mixed but all other asset classes were in the green. Ethereum was the best performing asset, gaining 19.8%, followed by the broad crypto index, up 16.3%. Largest losses were in palladium, down 10.2%, and platinum, off 5.9%. The US Dollar led the way higher for national currencies, rising 2.7%. It was followed by the Euro, which gained 2.2%. The Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan lagged behind, adding 1.2% and 1.4% respectively. Short term notes underperformed USD cash, rising 2.5%, but long term bonds outperformed, gaining 3.1%. Cryptocurrencies had a very strong week, l ..read more

Stocks and cryptocurrencies fell, while other asset classes were mixed. The largest gains were in crude oil, up 3.4%, coffee, up 2.8%, and palladium, up 2.0%. The worst losses were in the CCi30 crypto index, down 3.2%, gold stocks, down 2.9%, and long term treasuries, down 2.7%. The US Dollar rose 0.6% and short term notes outperformed cash, rising 0.8%. Most national currencies moved higher, with the major exceptions being the Ruble (not in table, down 3.3%), and the Canadian Dollar and Japanese Yen, down 0.1% each. Long term treasuries declined 2.7%, but cash and short term notes rallied 0.6 ..read more

National currencies and cryptocurrencies fell, and other asset classes were mixed but mostly lower. The largest gains were in cotton, up 2.6%, palladium, up 2.1%, and crude oil, up 1.8%. The worst losses were in copper, down 3.4%, the Nikkei index, down 2.7%, and Ethereum, off 2.6%. National currencies were all in the red, led by the Japanese Yen, which fell 2.5%. The Euro also declined sharply, dropping 1.4%. The US Dollar slid 0.4%, as did short term notes, but long term bonds outperformed, rising 0.1%. Most cryptocurrencies pulled back, led by Ethereum, down 2.6%, and Bitcoin, down 1.7%. Th ..read more