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Weekly Update 13 Jun 2025
Today at 12:47 AM

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%.

The Euro, down 1.6%, was the strongest national currency, followed by the Chinese Renminbi, which lost 1.7%. The Japanese Yen was the weakest national currency, dropping 3.1%, while the US Dollar dropped 2.8%. USD cash was outperformed by short term notes, which fell 2.5%, and by long term...


Weekly Update 23 May 2025
05/24/2025

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%.

The Chinese Yuan, down 3.1%, was the strongest national currency, followed by the Japanese Yen, which lost 3.4%. The US Dollar was the weakest national currency, dropping 4.8%. It was only slightly outperformed by short term notes, which fell 4.7%, but massively outperformed...


Weekly Update 16 May 2025
05/19/2025

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%.

The Chinese Yuan, up 4.9%, was the strongest national currency, followed by the Japanese Yen, which rose 4.8%. The weakest currency was the Euro, which rose 3.9%. USD cash outperformed bonds, as short dated US Treasury notes advanced 4.3%, and long term bonds added 3.5%.

Equity indexes, with the exception of gold stocks, were all higher, led by...


Weekly Update 02 May 2025
05/03/2025

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%.

The Japanese Yen, which fell 0.9%, was once again the weakest national currency, followed by the US Dollar, which rose 0.8%. The strongest currency was the Euro, which rose 1.0%. Long dated US Treasury bonds fell 0.5%, and short term notes rose 0.5%.

Most equity indexes were in the green, with the exception...


Weekly Update 25 Apr 2025
04/28/2025

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.

The Japanese Yen, which fell 0.3%, was the weakest national currency, followed by the Chinese Yuan, which gave up 0.1%. The strongest...


Weekly Update 18 Apr 2025
04/21/2025

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.

Most major currencies, including the USD, EUR, JPY, CNY, and GBP traded at new all-time lows during the week. The 'strongest' national currency was the Japanese Yen, which fell 1.0%. The Canadian...


Weekly Update 11 Apr 2025
04/14/2025

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.

The 'strongest' national currency in the table was the Chinese Yuan, which fell 1.9%, but it was outdone by the Swiss Franc (not in table) that gave up only 0.3%. The Euro was next strongest, falling 2.3%. As mentioned above, the...


Weekly Update 04 Apr 2025
04/07/2025

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%.

The weakest national currency was the Chinese Yuan, which fell 3.4%. Its apparent performance was hurt by the Shanghai Gold Exchange closure for Qingming Festival on Friday...


Weekly Update 28 Mar 2025
04/01/2025

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.

The weakest national currency was the Japanese Yen, which fell 3.3%. The Chinese Yuan, Euro, and Loonie tied for the title of "least weak" currency, falling 1.8%. US Dollar cash (down 1.9%) underperformed long term bonds (down 2.5%) but...


Weekly Update 21 Mar 2025
03/24/2025

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.

The strongest national currency was the Canadian Dollar, which fell 0.8%. The Chinese Yuan and Euro tied for the weakest currency, falling 1.7%. US Dollar cash (down 1.2%) underperformed long term bonds (off 0.6%) and short term notes (down 1.0%).

The Nikkei 225...