EKIP · 34. 2020 - лоша година, бичи пазари. Ами 2021? (с Александър Каролев) 02:55 – Колко грешни бяха прогнозите ни за 2020? 09: 13 – Колосалният пазарен срив през март 2020 – какъв беше мащабът на кризата причинена от Ковид-19? 18:50 – Каква беше реакцията на правителства и централни …
More »32: Is the crisis over?
TEAM · 32: Is the crisis over? 0:21 – The macroeconomic dimensions of the current crisis (labor market, banking system) 11:02 – How does the crisis affect P2P lending platforms? 15:07 – Will we see another mass quarantine due to the "second wave" of Covid-19? 18:17 – The policy of central banks at the moment and …
More »The ECB is inflating a dangerous bubble in the eurozone's sovereign debt
This week, Greek government debt yields fell to record lows. The yield on the country's 10-year government bond fell below 1% for the first time in history on Wednesday, and later fell below 0.9%. This is a particularly significant development, given that Greece is the country that has been …
More »26. What was 2019 and what will 2020 be like? (with Alexander Karolev)
0:23 – Introduction to the topics in the episode and special guest Alexander Karolev 04:33 – How was 2019 for the financial markets? 18:03 – What were our predictions for 2019? Which ones came true and which ones didn’t? 24:13 – Brexit 42:50 – What’s happening with the banking system? 49:40 – What’s happening …
More »Germany is on the brink of recession, and the ECB can do nothing
Half of the largest banks in the Eurozone would not survive more than 6 months in a liquidity shortage in the market Germany's GDP rose by only 0.1% in the third quarter compared to the second quarter of this year Stock market indices are performing well despite the problems in the real economy of Europe Pension fund yields …
More »More spending and more debt - with these recommendations, Mario Draghi leaves the ECB
Draghi urges Eurozone countries to adopt more aggressive fiscal policies Former central bankers and ECB board members have expressed serious disagreement with the ECB's current policy Interest rates on government debt in Europe continue to reach record lows Stock markets recovered slightly in September, but a new correction at the beginning …
More »Precious metals and bonds make impressive gains in August
As a result of these developments, alternative investment strategies such as the "Permanent Portfolio" performed quite well. The average yield of Universal Pension Funds in Bulgaria remained relatively stable. Bitcoin suffered a relatively bad month, despite its widespread perception as a "safe haven asset". The yield curve remained inverted in the US - how long will it …
More »Ottoman paper money as an Italian mini-VOT. A historical parallel.
Author: Hristiyan Atanasov About a month ago, The Wall Street Journal published an article explaining the intentions of the Eurosceptic parts of the Italian political sector to issue mini-bonds (mini-BOT from Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro – i.e. lit. “small ordinary treasury bonds”) with a face value of €50[1], according to other sources €100. The idea of …
More »Central bankers in panic - March as a turning point for markets
Stock markets are entering stagnation, debt markets are generating higher profits SOFIX is also stagnating, private pension fund yields continue to fall Central bankers are already visibly worried about the coming recession, the ECB is initiating a new round of cheap loans for the banking system Going forward, debt instruments (bonds, especially government bonds) will most likely …
More »Markets in February: Stocks up, gold down
Global markets continue to grow, but at a slower pace than in January The average yield of universal pension funds in our country slightly decreases SOXIF performs worse than global markets in the first two months of 2019 The price of gold falls at the end of February February, like January, was quite good …
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