Crypto, commodities & FX this week: Aave -13.6% · August 24–28, 2026

The second part of the weekly review for August 24–28, 2026 looks at crypto, commodities and FX. Crypto moved +0.9 % on average for the week, led by PROM (+76.8 %). Precious metals came in at +1.9 %, energy and industrial commodities at -0.3 %.
Crypto: weekly gainers & losers
Gainers
Commodities & metals over the week
| Name | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4529.9 | -0.91 % |
| Silver | 67.786 | -0.47 % |
| Platinum | 1854.3 | +0.83 % |
| Palladium | 1446.9 | +8.11 % |
| WTI crude | 83.4 | -1.17 % |
| Brent crude | 88.1 | -3.84 % |
| Gasoline | 3.0502 | +2.44 % |
| Heating oil | 4.249 | -1.70 % |
| Copper | 6.659 | +2.94 % |
FX over the week
| Pair | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.15875 | -0.84 % | |
| 1.353 | -0.57 % | |
| 159.96160921378868 | +1.25 % | |
| 0.7157 | +0.53 % | |
| 1.3897574873184628 | +0.75 % | |
| 0.8083094208463 | +1.59 % |
Real assets: the week's hammer prices
The week produced 1 new hammer prices. Real assets are not quoted continuously – trading happens when a lot is called. What follows is therefore not a weekly return but the sum of what actually changed hands.
| Asset class | Records | Median | Highest hammer price | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic cars | 1 | $258,000 | Porsche 911 Turbo (930) — 1975–1989 26 Aug 2026 | $258,000 |
No sale was recorded in trading cards this week – the most recent one is 11 days back. No sale was recorded in watches this week – the most recent one is 76 days back.
The trading-card price index stands at 536.8 (as of 17 August 2026), +251.0 % against a year ago. It measures price changes of the same good – unlike a median, which is made up of different items every week.
Residential property has no weekly figure: the latest official reading is from 1 June 2026, 88 days before this review. United States (Case-Shiller) +1.7 % year on year. Germany +1.4 % year on year. Euro area +4.6 % year on year.
Cross-asset correlations
| Pair | r | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin | +0.35 | |
| S&P 500 ↔ Gold | +0.42 | |
| Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI) | -0.28 | |
| EUR/USD ↔ Gold | +0.62 |
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