Igor Kuchma

One more time, markets have changed places – North American side closed with gains, whilst the good part of European and Asian Indexes finished the week losing positions.  In particular, S&P 500 gained 3,5%, Nasdaq Composite increased 6%, Industrial Dow Jones improved 2,56%, UX 100 Index went up by 0,59%, DAX registered a 0,39% upgrade, […]

Despite the negative macroeconomic data, markets still show surprising increases. It can be mainly contributed to the news of a gradual withdrawal of containment measures in most European countries, and most importantly in the US. As a result, the week ended DAX Index growing 3,31%, Euro Stoxx 50 Index improving 4,23%, IBEX 35 gaining 2,61%. […]

The week that changed everything Oil market This past week, we learned that oil futures can be negative, meaning people are willing to pay to avoid receiving the delivery of the black substance. Undoubtedly, in the short term, cheap oil will negatively affect energy companies. No surprise that Royal Dutch Shell has postponed final investment […]

Despite the shortness, last week was quite full of events. Big US banks reported their first-quarter results, with JPMorgan delivering slightly lower revenue than expected, and Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Bank of America presenting mixed results. It was more than expected, considering the fact that central banks in the US and UK cut interest rated […]

Last week major indexes registered double-digit growth with the S&P 500 recording its biggest weekly gain in 45 years. Small-cap stocks, on the other hand, outpaced large-cap indexes and slower-growing value shares over-performed higher-valuation growth stocks. The turn in the sentiment can be mainly contributed to an easing toll of new coronavirus infections and fatalities […]

Macroeconomic data has only started to reflect the negative impact of COVID-19, but stock markets do not sit there waiting and respond accordingly. Despite the US Senate’s recently approved stimulus package, stock markets continue to fall, thus reacting to disappointing economic data, such as the reports on the March employment situation. The sudden stop in […]

The end of the bear market? Market noise finally decreased, returning to normal after weeks of panic due to the coronavirus. Now, this can be explained by two facts: The beginning of clinical trials of experimental drug to treat COVID-19 in Europe and the U.S. In the case of the first, it includes the trial […]

More lockdowns, new emergency rate cuts, possible oil deal, falling markets, stimulus bazooka from the U.S. and the rise of European government bond yields. The global economy is living another recession, but this time caused “voluntarily” to stop the expansion of the coronavirus, and not as a consequence of serious imbalances in the economy such […]

This month will be remembered in the stock market’s history as “Black March”. In a matter of days, indexes fell from 20 to 35%, triggering some regulators to ban short selling in order to calm the markets. In particular, Spain’s regulator said the ban would apply to 69 stocks, including all liquid shares whose price […]

Markets continue to present a certain level of instability and fear due to the spread of coronavirus all over the world. Investors are still uncertain of the economic impact it may produce, and even less sure on how to protect their fund when even countercyclical and defensive stocks fall. Despite that coronavirus continues affecting markets […]