the scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing heres a weekly tracker of returns from such investments but dont compare these with returns from traditional investments since the proportion and purpose of alternative investments is vastly differentgold 995 rsthe us jobless claims fell and hit a new low since the pandemic started however gold remained steady because the federal reserve played down fears of early rate hikesilver rstaking cue from gold silver also remained flat during last weekplatinum troy ounceafter underperforming metals like palladium and rhodium for the past year platinum has started catching up and jumped 6 during last weekwti crude barreldespite increasing demand crude oil remained steady during last week on the hope that opec will use its spare capacity and wont allow crude to reach much higher levels