Igor Kuchma

Although fortune cookies are not about financial markets, there are plenty of superstitions in the sector. A perfect example in this sense could be the January effect. The theory is that amidst cash payouts and the start of another tax year, the demand for stocks rises as well. Is a rally inevitable? Not necessarily. In […]

What year is it while you read this article? Are you still living on the Earth? Well, if so, we’re sorry to hear that. The last couple of years on this planet haven’t been too inspiring. But we do have some good news – this text could prove useful for you. We reviewed some companies […]

It looks like central Banks also have a tendency to procrastinate. First, Jerome Powell “pleased” markets with an extra hawkish speech, then the head of the Bank of Japan stunned investors by raising the upper limit of the yield peg to 0.5%, from 0.25%. At the same time, it left its short-term policy rate unchanged […]

Time flies and compliance rules improve, but problems remain the same, especially in the stock market. Sixty seconds before the release of the U.S. consumer price growth data, there was a spike in trading activity. According to Bloomberg, futures jumped more than 1 percent and Treasury yields fell just before the data release. Either someone […]

Out of the blue, the UK government decided to bring forward a consultation on the case for a central bank digital currency. Does it mean digital assets await mass adoption? Not so fast. Even enabling of legal framework doesn’t guarantee a change in rhetoric. Regulators continue to see cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as risks to the […]

Over the course of last week, the S&P 500 index gained 0.6%, the Russell 2000 index +0.6%, and the NASDAQ Composite +1.4%. In Europe, the EURO STOXX 50 index added 0.5%, and the STOXX Europe 600 index +0.7%. Among other things, stock market optimism was boosted by Jerome Powell’s dovish speech. Although inflation pressures remain […]

No miracle has happened – despite massive layoffs and the optimism of the CEO, Beyond Meat, Inc. stock can’t recover the momentum. Since the beginning of the year, the company’s securities have depreciated by more than 80%. Investor distrust is attributed to the company’s deteriorating financial position: revenues are falling and debts are rising. As […]

As of last Friday, 69% of S&P 500 companies have reported a positive EPS surprise and 71% of S&P 500 companies have reported a positive revenue surprise. That’s below the 5-year and 10-year averages of 77% and 73%, respectively. Given the challenges facing the global economy, the results aren’t bad indeed. Yes, there is a […]

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By “setting the bluebird free”, Elon Musk has opened Pandora’s box. Unless the company finds new sources of revenue, it could end up in bankruptcy. Will “the Iron Man of our world” manage to turn the social media platform, considering that in eight of the last ten years the numbers were in red – remains […]