Igor Kuchma

Without a doubt, one of the most significant events of the past week was the battle between WallStreetBets and Wall Street. Long story short, an army of traders from Reddit pumped GameStop’s stock price in a matter of days, triggering halts in trading and causing serious problems for the short-sellers betting against it. However, short-sellers […]

One of the most important events of the past week was the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Does it mean that ex-President has finally acknowledged his defeat and in few weeks we will forget about him? Not so fast. The 45th president yet has to face the second impeachment trial, which […]

Recently, the World Bank has updated its forecast on the global economy, which is expected to expand around 4% in 2021. Some may think that this number could be over-optimistic considering new lockdowns in not only Europe but China also. On the other hand, central banks continue to approve new stimulus measures, or at least […]

Without any doubt, the most important event of the past week was the permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump. It reminds me of Trump’s Favorite Phrase: ‘You’re Fired’. Of course, that’s a joke, but how many talks on the internet… Either way, it looks like even the President of the USA is not endowed with Freedom of […]

Every week tens of events happen that affect our well-being. In this context, economists, financiers, and analysts try to predict the impact of them, possible risks, and, most importantly, what is going to happen. Despite Christmas, last week was rich in news and announcements. On Tuesday, the U.K. has identified a new variant of the […]

There are tons of indicators, “experts” and gurus on the markets that every day/week/month share their forecasts. The only problem is that if they were sure about the future most probably they would bet everything they have that things will go this way and not that. Some could say it does not happen because of […]

One of the most important events of the last week was Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting where FDA gave green light to the Pfizer vaccine. Long story short, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization. […]

Many believe that one of the most important events taking place in December will be the Brexit resolution or a new stimulus package by the Fed and ECB, whereas others keep their eye on one of the most long-awaited IPO in this decade – Abnb stock‘s stock market debut. Rumors about it have been floating […]

US stocks surged to new highs, Global debt is growing, India suffers first recession in decades, Brexit saga is still in the air, gold goes down, Trump insists Biden must ‘prove’ he won 80 Million votes, whereas seasonally adjusted initial claims increased 30,000 to 778,000, in the week ending November 21. It was a relatively […]

As expected, following Pfizer’s announcement, Moderna published phase 3 results presumably showing nearly 95% protection. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t expect a massive distribution until the middle of next year. Besides that, the number of conspiracy theorists is growing; meanwhile, confidence in a vaccine remains low. According to a study conducted by EL PAÍS, just 24% of […]