Igor Kuchma

Crypto enthusiasts are celebrating: Donald Trump has won the election with a significant lead, thus becoming the 47th president of the United States. Although he will be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. Most digital assets have soared, hoping that regulation, including the SEC, will be more lex under the new administration. For example, Bitcoin’s price […]

With the U.S. presidential election just hours away, investors are focused on what each candidate’s victory could mean for the global economy, stability, and, of course, the markets. To understand this, one would have to delve deeper into each campaign, but as time is short, here are the main points that could significantly impact the […]

There is no shortage of jokes about how economists might have predicted nine of the last five recessions or how their S&P 500 forecasts are often even less reliable than the weatherman’s. But their accuracy is probably in the hundreds versus none when it comes to the dollar’s collapse. Every time someone claims that the […]

For a long time, BRICS meetings were viewed as little more than symbolic gestures — countries would gather and issue bold statements that made headlines, but little progress would follow. However, interest in the organization has skyrocketed recently. Countries such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, and even Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Thailand, and Sri Lanka have expressed a desire […]

Recently, the co-founder of Tesla, X, and SpaceX, along with four other companies, has been in the headlines — not so much for his technological breakthroughs as for his political activities. This is unusual for someone of his stature. Can you imagine Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, or Sergey Brin campaigning for a presidential candidate on […]

At the last meeting, FOMC members voted to review monetary policy, as expected. What was surprising, at least to analysts, was the magnitude of the decision to cut rates by 50 basis points immediately. Typically, the Fed opts for such a move when the economy is on the brink of crisis. However, based on the […]

Common sense suggests that financial markets reflect the state of the economy: when things are going well, assets should soar, and vice versa; when downturns are on the horizon, risk appetite should fall, as well as the EUR/USD pair. If this were true, we could easily predict how markets will move and how to make […]

In the lead-up to the FOMC meeting, most analysts expected the Fed to take its time and start by lowering rates by 25 basis points. However, the regulator surprised with a more aggressive cut. Usually, such a move would indicate growing economic problems, increasing the risk of a recession or even a financial crisis. However, […]

At the end of last week, market expectations unexpectedly changed: investors now expect the Fed to cut the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points instead of the usual 25, which triggered demand for risky assets. To be more precise, the S&P 500 finished the week growing 3.4%, the Nasdaq more than 5%, and gold […]

The situation in the Middle East does not seem to be easing, and the Federal Reserve is on track to lower interest rates. It seems that everything points to the dollar continuing to lose ground. Some even argue that increased trade agreements between some countries in their local currencies will further weaken the U.S. dollar […]