Tag: USD

DEBT: Global debt trends matter and the current levels are eye-poppingly high. However there are big differences across the segments of governments, companies, or households with very disparate sensitivity to interest rate changes given...

Yesterday's decision by the Fed was in line with expectations. For the third time in a row, the institution left interest rates at the same level (5.25 - 5.5 percent). According to updated forecasts,...

Significant changes in the economic environment since the October meeting suggest that the European Central Bank may adopt a more dovish tone this Thursday. In our opinion, a change in communication is justified, but...

Tomorrow, the Federal Reserve will make decisions regarding interest rates. However, before that happens, investors will learn how inflation in the U.S. shaped up in November. The core index on an annual basis is...

Markets are pricing in five interest rate cuts in the US by October 2024. The decisions of the Federal Reserve (Fed) will affect currency markets, the Polish złoty, cryptocurrencies, and the price of gold. Are...

Oil prices fell to their lowest level since late June, with a loss of 4 percent. WTI dropped below the $70 level and Brent slid under the $75 threshold. One of the reasons was...

The sectors comprising the life sciences industry, such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical, are currently areas of intensive innovation. Examples of digitization and modernization include precision medicine, digital health care, and solutions based on...

Between 2016 and 2021, insurance companies reported 3622 instances of natural disasters to the Financial Supervision Commission, including floods, storms, droughts or tornadoes. Such events are set to become increasingly frequent. For example, in...

The offer of the Polish consortium, led by Creotech Instruments, was selected on November 24, 2023, by the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare the Phase 0/A for the most important European mission related...

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has purchased gold for the seventh consecutive time. The purchases in October were about $1.75 billion larger than the previous ones. According to the World Gold Council's data...

XTB clients will now earn interest on uninvested funds deposited in PLN, EUR, and USD. Interest is calculated daily and paid into accounts monthly. This interest rate is automatically activated for all current and...

Wednesday began with increases in the main indexes on stock markets in Asia and Oceania. The Japanese Nikkei 226 (+0.6%) reached its highest level in 6 sessions, while the Australian All Ordinaries (+0.7%) was...

The stock market traded in high spirits this Tuesday. Asian and Oceanic exchanges reported significant gains with Japan's Nikkei 225 up by 2.43% and Australia's All Ordinaries gaining 1.03%. European indices also witnessed a...

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has continued its strategy of securing the country's financial stability through systematically increasing its monetary gold reserves since April this year. After purchasing additional tonnes in September, it...

The Saturday attack by Hamas on Israel caused oil prices to surge several percent on Monday morning. Over time, the rate of increase slightly declined and around 10:00 am it stood at +2.78 percent...

The first nine months of 2023 are behind us, indicating that only one quarter separates us from the end of the first year without a global pandemic, albeit with issues such as persistent high...

Stock indexes end the week in the red. The dollar is stronger. The exchange rate of the main currency pair fell below 1.05 in recent days, and the week ends around this round level....

10 thousand individuals – that's the number of people declaring bankruptcy in just the first half of 2023 in Poland. Although there's still some months until the end of the year, we can already...

• For the second time in a row, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) decided to lower interest rates, this time by only 25 basis points (primary rate 5.75%). The rationale for the rate...

Today, investors' eyes will once again be turned toward the monthly data from the American job market. The last few months have shown that it is losing momentum, however, it still remains relatively strong....