A good first quarter did not stop the sale of Meta Platforms shares
Yesterday's session on Wall Street was not very volatile and stock indices ended the session around the reference point. In after-hours trading, Meta Platforms shares dropped significantly (over 15 percent) despite good results for the first quarter. [...]
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April 24 2024
A more expensive cup of coffee awaits us. Production shortage
Coffee prices have risen 25% this year as bad weather has hit crops in Brazil, a major producer of Arabica coffee, and in Vietnam, where Robusta is grown. This is the latest drop in prices in agriculture [...]
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April 24 2024
Are the increases on EUR/USD just a correction?
Services in Europe are doing well. The situation is worse with industry. At least this is what the preliminary PMI indicators published yesterday show. The same data for the US economy showed a decline in both [...]
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April 24 2024
Disastrous data from the Polish industry weighs heavily on the zloty
The Polish zloty is weakening today in relation to major currencies, such as the euro or the dollar. The reasons for this state of affairs can be found in industry data, which worsened the sentiment around the Polish currency. Central Statistical Office data indicated that the new [...]
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April 24 2024
US indices are catching their breath after a sharp decline in implied volatility
Implied volatility is a measure derived from the options market, which is the only financial instrument that measures the potential future scale of changes in the underlying asset. These may be individual shares, raw materials, currencies or entire indices [...]
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April 23 2024
Grill season 2024: Cheaper poultry and vegetables, more expensive sausages and fish
Before the upcoming start of the barbecue season, we check the prices of individual products. This year, the barbecue may be cheaper than last year if we put poultry and vegetables on the grill. We will pay more by choosing premium options - [...]
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April 23 2024
IDC: AI will not "fire" people because there is a shortage of them. This will make our work easier
If you think that artificial intelligence will eliminate some professions and have a negative impact on the labor market, you are right, but not entirely. One of the main reasons why companies use AI is the need to fill [...]
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April 23 2024
A rebound in the indexes does not mean a return to growth
We are in a blackout period, which means that no comments from Fed representatives will be released to the market. This is also information that another FOMC meeting is scheduled for next week. Today in the center [...]
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April 23 2024
Japanese yen at 34-year lows, prompting government intervention
The beginning of the week was not particularly good for the Japanese currency. The yen broke to new 34-year lows against the dollar, thus highlighting a completely different stance regarding the monetary policy of the Bank of Japan [...]
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April 22 2024
Record bond issues, massive leverage, earnings season and high yields
Just looking at the title of this comment, you can see that we're probably in for an interesting week, and it'll be just like Hitchcock's. Tension in the markets already increased significantly on Friday, when [...]