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The AI Fever: Bubble or Will It Keep Rising?

17 October 2025

Artificial intelligence has gone from being a promise to becoming the driving force behind a new stock market era. The S&P 500 began its current bullish streak on October 12, 2022, shortly before the launch of ChatGPT. Since then, it has gained 85%. Over the past twelve months, the index has risen...

Stock of the Week - Lam Research Corp (16.10.2025)

16 October 2025

In an era where AI presents new technical challenges for chipmakers, Lam Research not only supplies the tools but also helps set the direction of change. Its technological solutions are essential for giants like TSMC, Samsung, and Micron, and the growing investments in advanced lithography and chip packaging...

Cocoa Prices Stabilize Ahead of Processing Data: Has the Negative News Been Priced In?

15 October 2025

Cocoa prices are holding steady at around $5,800 per tonne, showing remarkable resilience for the third consecutive session, especially today, despite the release of exceptionally negative processing data from Malaysia and Brazil, with weak figures also anticipated tomorrow from Europe and across Asia....

20 August 2025

2:34 PM

GOLD gains 0.7%📈Ascending triangle pattern?

Gold gains almost 2% today, forming an ascending triangle pattern, signalling strong demand and market appetite on trend continuation. Trump signalled...

2:22 PM

Sugar gains 2% trying to reverse the trend 📈

Sugar futures (SUGAR) on the ICE exchange are up more than 2% today, making them the best-performing agricultural commodity. Commitment of Traders (CoT)...

1:56 PM

Dollar steady ahead of FOMC minutes 💲

The dollar index continues to consolidate around the 98 level, near the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, just hours before the release of the minutes from...

11:07 AM

DE40: Weakening in Sentiment, Defense Sector Weighs on Indices

European indices continue their declines from recent days. Index valuations are under pressure from the European defense sector and the American technology...

10:01 AM

BREAKING: Eurozone final CPI in line with expectations

Eurozone CPI YoY Final: 2% (Forecast 2%, Previous 2%) MoM Final: 0% (Forecast 0%, Previous 0.3%) Eurozone Core CPI YoY Final: 2.3% (Forecast...

9:41 AM

Economic calendar: FOMC minutes and Fed members speeches in market focus

Equity markets opened Wednesday’s session on a slightly weaker note, with attention focused mainly on the US, where retailer Target (TGT.US) will...

8:52 AM

ECB's Lagarde: Trade deals haven't eliminated uncertainty

In her speech at the World Economic Forum, Christine Lagarde emphasized that the global economy is currently facing major challenges, but despite trade...

8:36 AM

Chart of the day - NZDUSD (20.08.2025)

As expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut its Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3%. This move pressured NZDUSD; the pair falls...

8:34 AM

BREAKING: Riksbank holds interest rates unchanged

Sverige Riksbank hold interest rates in Sweden unchanged at 2%, in line with markets expectation. Swedish Krone (SEK) doesn't react to that.

7:13 AM

Morning wrap (20.08.2025)

The Nasdaq 100 dropped as much as 1.4% yesterday, marking its second-steepest fall since April’s tariff surprise, with Nvidia leading the slide....

7:08 AM

UK inflation above expectations; pound gains 📈

CPI in the UK (M/M) July: 0.1% (est. 0.0%; previous 0.3%) - CPI (y/y): 3.8% (est. 3.7%; previous 3.6%) - Core CPI (y/y): 3.8% (est. 3.7%; previously...

19 August 2025

7:05 PM

Daily summary: Tech drags on Wall Street, yen outperforms G10 peers, energy ticks down (19.08.2025)

Wall Street sees a correction fueled by tech sell-off. Nasdaq (US100: -1.2%) is leading losses, followed by Russell 2000 (US2000: -0.75%)...

6:56 PM

NATGAS slips 5% on Atlantic hurricane Erin and cold US weather⛈️

U.S. Henry Hub natural gas futures (NATGAS) are down nearly 6% today, falling to almost nine-month lows. The decline is driven by high production levels,...

6:31 PM

📉 US100 dips 1.4%

A correction in the technology sector follows Home Depot’s solid results, which add to the debate on future interest rate cuts in the US. Futures...

5:43 PM

EU50 at its highest since March, testing key resistance 🇪🇺 📈

EU50 climbed the highest since late March 2025 (+0.6%) in the aftermath of yesterday’s US-Europe summit, with only a few index members trading in...

5:03 PM

Bessent to start interviewing Fed Chair candidates in September 🔍

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced in CNBC that interviews for the next Federal Reserve chair will begin shortly after Labor Day, as the White...

4:49 PM

UEC slips 10% on chances for Russia - Ukraine ceasefire📉Uranium stocks drop

Uranium stocks are falling sharply today, even though uranium futures are rising to $73.5 per pound. The declines can be linked indirectly to the increased...

3:57 PM

COFFEE surges 2.5% to 2-month high on cold weather in Brazil 📈

Futures on ICE Arabica Coffee (COFFEE) gains almost 3% today as market prices in limited supply. Cold weather and frosts in top growing regions can hit...

3:05 PM

US OPEN: Tech gains not enough, market awaits FED

Key U.S. stock indices open Wednesday’s session in moderately neutral sentiment. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq show slight declines. The...

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